Rough sleepers in UK will die without government action, doctors warn

Homeless people face choice between cold streets and crowded shelters where Covid threat is high, campaigners say

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Rough sleepers will die this winter without urgent government action as coronavirus and cold weather create a terrifying double threat, doctors and campaigners have warned.

Homeless people face a dilemma between staying outside or squeezing into crowded shelters where Covid hygiene will be limited, the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of General Practitioners have told ministers.

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