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Recreational vehicles sit lined up in a parking lot along Dockweiler State Beach on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Los Angeles. Health officials are looking for quarantine sites to help control the spread of the coronavirus and the RV area at the beach might be a location to be used for that purpose. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Recreational vehicles sit lined up in a parking lot along Dockweiler State Beach on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Los Angeles. Health officials are looking for quarantine sites to help control the spread of the coronavirus and the RV area at the beach might be a location to be used for that purpose. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

March 19, 2020

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California rushes to try to contain virus among the homeless
March 19, 2020 8:49 p.m.

California rushes to try to contain virus among the homeless

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Home to the largest homeless population in the country, California officials are rushing to get tens of thousands of people off the streets and into shelters and tents to slow the spread of the coronavirus among one of the most vulnerable and difficult-to-reach groups.