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Front-line health-care workers are expanding coronavirus testing of some of the city’s most vulnerable people, with an east London health clinic running more than 30 tests a week.

Even as agencies work to find temporary shelter for the homeless and others who end up in some of the city’s shelters, InterCommunity Health Centre has teamed up with the area public health office to administer COVID-19 tests to people living on the street.

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“If either shelters or street outreach teams like London Cares find someone that is a possible case, we’re doing the testing,” said Scott Courtice, the health centre’s executive director.

Testing has been ramping up for the last three weeks and no positive cases have been identified among the city’s homeless population to date, Courtice said.

In keeping with provincial testing guidelines, the clinic tests people with COVID-19 symptoms, including fever or cough, Courtice said. While they await COVID-19 test results, individuals are put in isolation.