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Amid mounting criticism of city hall’s response, Mayor Ed Holder is pledging to support the most vulnerable Londoners during the coronavirus pandemic.

A large team of community and government leaders is talking frequently to address the situation — which is changing rapidly — and “won’t exclude any option at this stage,” Holder told The Free Press Tuesday.

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“I think it’s important, first, that we try to present calm,” Holder said. “We certainly ask people not to panic. Our city leadership as well as all of our essential services have been talking on a daily basis, including (Tuesday) morning.”

Talk is not enough, advocates say.

As social and health agencies close their doors and cut services, people need co-ordinated action from city hall now, they say.

“Our city has been failing to protect people in crisis for a long time. This is just magnifying it,” said Holly Weaver, a co-ordinator of SafeSpace London.