Paris-based Accor, in collaboration with Accor hotel owners and relevant authorities, has created a "coronavirus emergency" help desk in order to centralise needs and to provide accommodation across France for medical staff involved in the fight against Covid-19, as well as for homeless people. So far, more than 40 hotels, offering between 1,000 and 2,000 beds, have signed on. The CEDA platform will make it possible to centralise all accommodation requests from public authorities and professional associations. Requests can be sent directly to ceda@accor.com.