COVID-19: How do you self-isolate in a refugee camp?

Type Journal Article Author Emmanuel Raju Author Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01381-8 Series Commentary Publication International Journal of Public Health ISSN 1661-8564 Date 08/05/2020 Journal Abbr Int J Public Health DOI 10.1007/s00038-020-01381-8 Accessed 2020-06-30 22:03:27 Library Catalog Springer Link Language en Abstract Over the last few months, we have seen how COVID-19 crossed administrative and national boundaries at the speed of fire—leaving nobody untouched. We believe that lessons learned from previous research investigating the relationships between disasters, social inequalities and how health determinants may exacerbate vulnerability will be key to overcoming the COVID-19 crisis (Quinn and Kumar 2014; Hopman and Allegranzi 2020). The reported mortality rate exceeded 200,000 this week, and the news headlines so far mainly describe ‘western’ end-of-life-stories of elderly or people with pre-existing health conditions. However, what will happen now that the pandemic has entered ultra-vulnerable places such as refugee camps and informal settlements in the global south? Short Title COVID-19