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Mobile Homes to Isolate Homeless Patients in Los Angeles

The Dockweiler RV Park is one of five shelters commissioned by Los Angeles County to isolate COVID-19 patients Robyn Beck AFP
The Dockweiler RV Park is one of five shelters commissioned by Los Angeles County to isolate COVID-19 patients Robyn Beck AFP
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Mobile Homes to Isolate Homeless Patients in Los Angeles

The Dockweiler RV Park is one of five shelters commissioned by Los Angeles County to isolate COVID-19 patients Robyn Beck AFP
The Dockweiler RV Park is one of five shelters commissioned by Los Angeles County to isolate COVID-19 patients Robyn Beck AFP

The authority in Los Angeles County, where housing is expensive, has decided to isolate homeless COVID-19 patients in a mobile home park with an ocean view near a local beach.

Over 20 homeless people have been taken to the Dockweiler Park in El Segundo, in the southern suburb of Los Angeles.

According to AFP, about 100 white caravans are lined up side by side, and mask-wearing guards are blocking entrances as health workers in protective gear move in and out of the trailers, providing patients with vests and breathing aids.
The park is one of five shelters commissioned so far by Los Angeles County to isolate the COVID-19 patients, mostly homeless people who count 50,000 in the region.

"We need places where people can be safely isolated from the public and even from their families," County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement.

After two weeks of social isolation measures aimed at containing the coronavirus spread, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $50 million fund to buy mobile homes and to rent spaces in which those living on the street could self-isolate.

California purchased 1,300 mobile homes to cope with the ongoing health situation.

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Spain's Christmas Lottery Spreads Cash and Seasonal Joy to Winners

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Spain's Christmas Lottery Spreads Cash and Seasonal Joy to Winners

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Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs in a 200-year-old tradition that marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
The total prize pot in the state-run National Lottery event reached 2.71 billion euros ($2.83 billion) this year, slightly more than last year's 2.59 billion euros.
The top prize, known as "El Gordo" (The Fat One), was won in the northern city of Logrono, capital of La Rioja region that is famed for its wines.
In the nationally televised draw at Madrid's Teatro Real, young pupils from San Ildefonso school picked the winning numbers from two revolving globes and sang them out.
The audience, who had queued for hours to enter, wore Santa hats, regional costumes and their personal lucky charms.
"I'd like the lottery to go to Valencia. Honestly, I think it should go to the affected areas. We'd like that very much," said 25-year-old Vicent Jacinto, dressed in a traditional Valencian fallas suit and referring to deadly floods that struck the region in October.
Lottery mania hits Spain in the weeks leading up to the Christmas lottery. Relatives, co-workers, groups of friends and club members frequently buy tickets or fractions of them together, often favoring particular "lucky" vendors or numbers.
The most common ticket costs 20 euros, offering up to 400,000 euros in prize money, before taxes.
The lottery tradition dates back to 1812, when Spain was under French occupation during the Napoleonic Wars and the draw aimed to raise funds to fight for independence.
These days, proceeds after operating costs and payouts are given to social causes.