A homeless campaigner has described the two deaths which took place at the Alexander Thomson Hotel as a "failure in the system", claiming that both were "preventable".
The bodies of a man and a woman were discovered at the city centre hotel on Tuesday morning.
Police are not treating the deaths of the 44-year-old woman and 25-year-old man as suspicious, however inquiries are currently ongoing.
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It is understood the Argyle Street hotel is currently being used to accommodate the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to the Scottish Sun, homeless campaigner Sean Clerkin, of the Scottish Tenants Association blamed "failures in the system" for the deaths as he said both were preventable.
He said: "Putting them in hotels was the correct thing to do - and I was campaigning for it.
"They would have been open to Covid on the streets - as would the general public - it's the safest thing for them and the public, but you've got to have an infrastructure in hotels to protect them and help them.
"There needs to be support services. These deaths are a clear warning about this.
"This is people with addictions and mental health issues. They need better support.
"People should not be dying when we're supposed to be protecting them. This is a failure of the system. This tragedy is a wake-up call to the authorities."
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The local authority has since said it is working alongside third sector partners in a bid to support service users residing at the Alexander Thomson Hotel.
They hope to move current residents into more suitable housing once they become available.
A spokeswoman for Glasgow’s Health and Social Care Partnership said: “Our teams are in the hotel daily alongside those of our Third Sector partners.
"Help is available with food and health and social care.
“Our service users in the hotel are currently being assessed for eligibility for Housing First as well as other types of accommodation.
"They will begin to be moved to new accommodation as soon as the coronavirus restrictions and availability of suitable housing allow.”
It is understood the deaths are not thought to be linked.
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