Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has ordered that the city spend an additional $1.5 million to test, transport, isolate and shelter homeless people infected with the coronavirus.
In a press release Thursday, the mayor said the money would match a private philanthropic donation to shelter homeless people who have contracted the virus.
“There is a critical need for the Atlanta community to step up to protect and provide for our most vulnerable populations,” Bottoms said in a statement.
Bottoms allocated the money through an executive order, which must be approved by the city council.