FEMA will provide 75% of the cost to fund temporary living environments for residents recovering from COVID-19. | Stock Photo
FEMA will provide 75% of the cost to fund temporary living environments for residents recovering from COVID-19. | Stock Photo
The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved North Carolina's financial request to use hostels, motels and college dormitories for people who test positive for COVID-19 and don't have a safe place to self-quarantine, according to reports.
“North Carolinians without stable housing still need places to go if they have a mild case of COVID-19 or need to quarantine after being exposed to the virus," Gov. Roy Cooper told the Journal Now in an April 8 report. "These types of alternatives will help people who have no other safe options to self-isolate or social distance while we slow the spread of this virus.”
FEMA will provide 75% of the costs to transform these places into stable, temporary living environments during the self-quarantine period, according to the report. North Carolina will pay the remaining 25%.
North Carolina's housing plan is for those individuals who have been released from hospitals or other public facilities after receiving treatment for COVID-19, according to the report. The state does not have the approval to use the temporary sheltering for COVID-19 cases that did not receive treatment at a public facility.
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