Coronavirus - Sierra Leone: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Water Facilities Help Resettled Communities Fight ...
(WorldNews Japan)

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains among the most difficult preventive measures for millions of Sierra Leoneans to follow. In fact, access to clean water is still a challenge for many crowded urban settlements across Sierra Leone, a small country in West Africa where an estimated 2.9 million people live without clean and potable water. So, how do you wash your hands if you cannot access water? Despite the COVID-19 outbreak in a country still traumatized by some 4,000 deaths caused by the Ebola virus, flood survivors living in camps often forsake lockdown measures as they...