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COVID-19 Outbreak Reported At High Point Homeless Shelter

NIAID-RML via AP

There have been nine confirmed cases of the coronavirus at Open Door Ministries, a men's homeless shelter in High Point.

The outbreak at the shelter was discovered in mid-June when a resident with underlying conditions went to a hospital and tested positive for the coronavirus.

The News & Record reports that all staff members and the other 23 residents have since been tested. Open Door Executive Director Ryan Ross says seven of the eight men who tested positive were asymptomatic.

Ross says the shelter residents have been moved to hotels for quarantine and the facility has undergone thorough disinfection. New safety measures have been implemented, including installing Plexiglass between beds and scheduling regular professional cleanings.

The shelter is expected to reopen in July.

For the most up-to-date information on coronavirus in North Carolina, visit our Live Updates blog here. WFDD wants to hear your stories — connect with us and let us know what you're experiencing.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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