Hotel beds have been offered to rough sleepers in London to help protect them against coronavirus.
About 300 rooms were made available this weekend to vulnerable people already known to homelessness charities as part of an initial trial.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office is working with Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) to block-book rooms at a discounted rate for the next 12 weeks.
It comes as Londoners and visitors stay away from central London.
On Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered restaurants, pubs, cafes and leisure centres to close.
Instead, people have taken to parks including Hyde Park and Battersea Park.
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