Bangladesh blocks Rohingya camps to keep virus out

Sub-title: 

Cox's Bazar district put under 'complete lockdown'

Description: 

"Bangladesh has imposed a “complete lockdown” in Cox’s Bazar district – home to over a million Rohingya refugees from neighboring Myanmar – to halt the spread of coronavirus, officials said Thursday. Experts have warned that the disease could spread quickly through the cramped, sewage-soaked alleys where the persecuted Muslim minority are housed in canvas and bamboo shacks. No cases have been confirmed in the camps but one infection has been recorded nearby. And with the official number of cases doubling to more than 200 nationwide in the last five days, including 20 deaths, officials ordered a lockdown of the district from late Wednesday..."

Source/publisher: 

"Asia Times" (Hong Kong)

Date of Publication: 

2020-04-10

Date of entry: 

2020-05-03

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar, Bangladesh

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good