Coronavirus: Airbnb, free accommodation for doctors and nurses

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 18 - Doors open in an emergency. Airbnblancia Airbnb for doctors and nurses (airbnb.it/medicieinfermieri), an initiative to welcome the hospital staff who will have to move temporarily to face the coronavirus emergency.
Across Italy there will be thousands of new hires of doctors and nurses expected in the coming weeks. Many of them will find it necessary to urgently move to another city to carry out their assignment.
The initiative was born with the aim of communicating in a simple and direct way the hosts who have expressed the desire to make their apartment available and the hospital staff who can choose, in a few minutes, the most suitable accommodation for their needs.
Airbnb will cover the costs of the operation and will also cover the current expenses of the hosts.
To manage requests, which may be made by only healthcare professionals but also by hospital structures, Airbnb will collaborate with the OspitaM association in managing the booking process by directly contacting doctors and nurses who will fill in the request online.
Doctors, nurses or hospitals can send their request through the websiteairbnb.it/medicieinfermieri. All those who complete the online questionnaire with all the information requested will be contacted by the OspitaMI association, Airbnb partner in this initiative, which will support them in identifying the best solution and manage the booking process.
Accommodation for healthcare professionals will be completely free for up to two months.
Anyone wishing to make his or herbnb accommodation available can apply at the same address: airbnb.it/medicieinfermieri. Active Airbnb hosts will be able to make their property available in a few clicks. The selected hosts will be contacted by OspitaMI who will explain the mechanism for accessing the Airbnb contribution.
For all information, visit the websiteairbnb.it/medicieinfermieri. (HANDLE).