Airbnb plans to give free accommodation to 100,000 healthcare workers
Airbnb plans to give healthcare staff free accommodation on the platform.
The move is part of a global initiative to help 100,000 people on the frontline.
Hosts are encouraged to get in contact with the platform if they are willing to allow their house or apartment to be used.
Similar initiatives in France and Italy were launched earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic - with over 6,000 homes offered for free.
It comes after the government announced a rent freeze and a ban on evictions for the duration of the pandemic.
Defending the measure, Housing Minister Eoghan Minister said on : "These are emergency measures because of the exceptional circumstances we find ourselves in.”
“These are things we couldn’t do in normal times.”
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