Johanna Maria Fritz: Germany’s Homeless Face Down the Coronavirus
Johanna Maria Fritz
In partnership with The Nation, we’re amplifying the experiences of frontline workers and communities disproportionately affected by the upheaval of the Coronavirus.
This week, Johanna Maria Fritz visits her neighbors living in an abandoned factory, as services and support dry up for Berlin’s homeless population.
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“Berlin is a city that prides itself on a sense of civic solidarity, but Covid-19 has frayed that self-identity—anxiety about the virus has led to many complaints to authorities about homeless people. The people living in the factory felt this acutely, telling me that they were being treated like lepers, or worse, ignored—invisible.”