From: The Stream
How are displaced people coping with coronavirus?
Millions of dispossessed people face sickness, economic hardship and marginalisation as COVID-19 pandemic continues.
10 Aug 2020
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Millions of dispossessed people face sickness, economic hardship and marginalisation as COVID-19 pandemic continues.