Covid-19 ups vulnerability for displaced people in Iraqi camps
By IANS |
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Sun, Dec 27 2020 10:03 IST |
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A refugee family are seen outside their makeshift home in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdish region. Image Source: IANS News
Baghdad, Dec 27 : The raging coronavirus pandemic has raised vulnerability levels among the Internal Displaced People (IDP) in Iraq as fewer aid agencies are engaged to help contain the contagious virus in camps.
Strict restrictions were put in place on residents in IDP camps from March to September to prevent Covid-19 infections, Xinhua news agency said in a report on Sunday.
Now as temperatures were plummeting to below zero degree Celsius, the pandemic is overlapping the flu season, creating an alarming situation for displaced families living in tents.