WEEK 2 - We are Here - In: Lebanon In a Refugee Camp

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

AMMAN, JORDAN - Advocacy groups say Lebanon has put into place restrictions that discriminate against Syrian refugees as it battles the coronavirus. Human rights groups say the restrictions do not apply to Lebanese citizens and could both undermine the country’s public health response and endanger the refugees’ health. Lebanon is under a daily 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The infection has sickened 541 people to date and left nearly 20 others dead there, according to the latest figures from the health ministry. The government is allowing residents to take trips outside the home, but only for medical emergencies, food and medicine. For more, read HERE. (Picture WikimediaCommons)