A full lockdown has been in place in the West Bank for more than three weeks, with over 300 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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COVID-19: providing care to vulnerable people in Brazil
Teams are working in São Paulo and Roraima, focusing on people experiencing homelessness and migrants.
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Northeast Syria: First confirmed COVID-19 case increases concerns for preparedness
As the first reported death from COVID-19 is confirmed in north-east Syria, MSF is concerned about the region’s preparedness and capacity to respond to an outbreak.
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COVID-19 in New York: Vulnerable communities need urgent protection
Greater focus on under-resourced communities in the United States is urgently needed to ensure that all people can protect themselves and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rohingya refugees left to starve at sea
By Daniella Ritzau-Reid, MSF Communications Manager in Bangladesh
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Countering COVID-19 not a free pass to court tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea
European governments must stop using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to enforce deadly migration control policies and must immediately lift the obstacles preventing NGOs from saving lives at sea.
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Iraq: MSF supports hospitals responding to the COVID-19 outbreak
Recent days have seen a significant rise in the number of patients with COVID-19 in Iraq, with over 1000 infections and 60 confirmed deaths, according to the MOH.
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Northwest Syria: Navigating COVID-19 in precarious context
The necessary supplies for his treatment were not available in one of the medical facilities and the other one was not yet ready to admit suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.
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COVID-19 in Tanzania: Refugees in host camps most vulnerable
An open letter from Pete Clausen, MSF Head of Mission in Tanzania.
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COVID-19: MSF supports response in Cameroon
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Cameroon has emerged with one of the highest numbers of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.
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