U.N. Agencies Fear COVID-19 Danger For Vast Rohingya Refugee Camps

The transcript discusses the COVID-19 outbreak in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar, highlighting the quarantine of 15,000 refugees in Cox's Bazaar. The UN considers the Rohingya among the most vulnerable due to past ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. The densely populated camps face severe health risks, with Bangladesh reporting over 36,000 COVID-19 cases. Efforts are underway to set up isolation beds and upgrade triage centers, but challenges remain due to overcrowding.

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