Faced with the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, the French health system is strengthening its capacity to prevent and treat cases.
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COVID-19: Ocean Viking arbitrarily quarantined by Italian authorities over fears
« Il s’agit d’une action discriminatoire – les seuls navires mis en quarantaine sont ceux qui effectuent des opérations de sauvetage. »
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Jonglei & the Greater Pibor Adminstrative area: Massive influx of wounded and displaced people
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams have received a mass influx of 83 wounded patients in Pieri and Lankien over the space of just five days between March 9-13, and have treated 45 gunshot wounds in Pibor over the past months as waves of intercommunal clashes in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor […]
COVID-19: Urgent help needed across European borders to protect medical staff
MSF urges greater solidarity amongst European Member States.
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COVID-19: What is MSF doing?
What questions does MSF face in this context? An interview with Clair Mills, MSF’s medical director.
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COVID-19: Evacuation of squalid Greek camps more urgent than ever
A case of COVID-19 coronavirus on Lesbos has sparked fresh fears for the health and safety of people trapped in camps on the Greek islands.
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COVID-19: MSF starts response activities in four northern Italian hospitals
MSF staff are based in four hospitals in the northern Italian province of Lodi, part of the Lombardy region, the epicentre of the outbreak in the country.
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COVID-19: Providing materials and engaging communities during outbreak
Specialized medical protective equipment from MSF is on its way to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital in the capital city of Hubei province, China, the epicentre of the current coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19: Preparing in South-east Asia
Tankred Stöbe, MSF emergency coordinator, visited several countries in South-East Asia to assess their preparedness for potential outbreaks of COVID-19 coronavirus and the support MSF could provide.
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A “Shield” of Violence: Europe’s latest dangerous response to migrants
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the adoption of the EU-Turkey Statement, European leaders once again declared a crisis at Europe’s external border. On February 27, Turkish authorities announced that people would no longer be stopped from leaving Turkey to reach the European Union. As a response, the Greek Government introduced emergency measures […]
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