I think the issue is cash-flow. So the govt should do things to mitigate cash-flow. Such as pause rent/mortgage payments for 2 months for anyone that is out of work due to this.
But what if you rented from an individual owner who needs your rent? Liberalized (without proving that you are looking for a job for let us say next 3 months) unemployment insurance may be a better solution that keeps the economy churning.
Let's not offload the onus on landlords personally responsibility to manage their finances. If they don't have a mortgage to pay, they'll get by just fine if they can't collect rent.
I don’t have a complete answer, but I feel like the answers that are given by the government are not the best answers and not the most effective use of funds.