Covid 19 - the threat to refugees
The impossibility of social distancing and even handwashing in crowded refugee camps
Massively over crowded Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has seen numbers grow from 5 to 20 thousand in a matter of months. Hundreds of people share taps and toilets, there is little chance to implement measures designed to stop the spread of covid 19. So far the camp has not been hit by the epidemic, but aid agencies fear for the most vulnerable in the camp.
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(Image: Moria refugee camp, Lesvos, Greece. Credit: Getty Images)
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Julian Siddle
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