Human Rights Measure
COVID-19 Emergency Housing (COVID-19 Hébergement d’urgence)
Date Enacted: March 2020
Country: France
Region: Europe and Central Asia
Through this legislation, France has set aside more than 5,000 hotel rooms and has maintained 40 shelters to permit homeless individuals to self-isolate if they have been exposed to or have contracted COVID-19. The government has committed 50 million euros to funding this initiative.
