Difficult to Contain: The Impact of COVID on Detention Centers

Published: April 21, 2020, 3:36 p.m.

b'The Coronavirus is having an impact on absolutely every element of our lives. For people living in war-zones, the virus is just one more threat when you\\u2019re already dealing with so much suffering. Faced with immediate threats to life, such as gunfire, shelling and bombings, and lack of life-saving health care, it\\u2019s a real challenge to prioritize how you\\u2019re going to deal with it all. So with this episode, we are starting a new series of shorts that hear from different ICRC delegations and focus on how a global pandemic affects some of the world\\u2019s most vulnerable populations. We\\u2019ll begin with a look at the threat of a new pandemic entering detention centers, where once inside, it is very difficult to contain. Hosted by Niki Clark.'