Fact Check: Homeless in Las Vegas sleeping in parking lots during Coronavirus outbreak?

coronavirus pandemic has taken a terrible turn in USA where cases have been rising exponentially. With over 240 thousand cases, USA is currently country with highest number of positive cases of coronavirus with six thousand deaths. Amidst ongoing pandemic, it has reportedly become a priority for country to provide safe living environments for its homeless citizens. 

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As social distancing became important for people in USA and across globe to follow, various internet users started sharing photos which showcased boxes marked on parking lots in Las Vegas. se parking lots were open-air which meant that people sleeping re would have to face issues which come along with open settings. se photos reportedly put many netizens to a shock and deemed this treatment of homeless people in Las  Vegas to be heartless and inhumane. Some people also pointed out that photos being circulated on internet are false. 

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photos doing rounds on social media are indeed true as City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada had issued a joint statement which revealed that this step has been taken in order to provide temporary safe shelters to homeless. USA reportedly has over 500 thousand homeless people across country and a number of m located in Las Vegas. A temporary shelter home will be built for homeless people staying re. parking lot shelter setting is only temporary. 

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On Twitter, many users first started circulating photos of parking lot in Las Vegas which was being used as a shelter for homeless people. se photos received a lot of attention as people wished for homeless to receive better treatment. Some users also wished for local authorities to provide temporary shelter for homeless in hotels of Las Vegas which have been shut down due to coronavirus outbreak. 

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