COVID-19 hotel: Prague’s homeless find refuge in four-star spot

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PRAGUE — At Prague’s four-star King Charles Boutique hotel, paramedics in protective gear treat ulcerous wounds and hand out painkillers to homeless people with Covid.

Once a destination for international travelers, the upmarket hotel has now opened its doors to the city’s homeless who are sick with coronavirus or need to quarantine.

It is one of three hotels offering the service in the Czech capital, where tourism has all but ground to a halt thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

Located at the foot of the history-laden hill of Vysehrad, the hotel currently hosts around 35 homeless people.

“We saw there were… sick people among the homeless and that they have nowhere to…

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