Coronavirus - UNHCR Niger: Staying and delivering for refugees amid the COVID-19 crisis APO Group ...
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Download logo There are confirmed COVID-19 cases in Niger. Refugees are at the same risk of contracting and transmitting the COVID-19 virus as local populations. To date and based on available evidence, there have been no reports of COVID-19 infections among refugees and asylum-seekers in Niger. However, there is no reason to believe that this won’t change. UNHCR’s top priority in the COVID-19 crisis is to ensure that people we serve are included in the Government’s response plan and are properly informed, while we supplement Government’s preparedness and capacities to tackle the crisis. Therefore, UNHCR has taken a series of measures in its field operations to help...