Raju Emmanuel, Dutta Anwesha, Ayeb-Karlsson Sonja
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health & Copenhagen Centre for Disaster Research, University of Copenhagen, CSS, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 København K, Denmark.
African Centre for Disaster Studies, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, North West Province 2520, South Africa.
Prog Disaster Sci. 2021 Apr;10:100163. doi: 10.1016/j.pdisas.2021.100163. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered and intensified existing societal inequalities. People on the move and residents of urban slums and informal settlements are among some of the most affected groups in the Global South. Given the current living conditions of migrants, the WHO guidelines on how to prevent COVID-19 (such as handwashing, physical distancing and working from home) are challenging to nearly impossible in informal settlements. We use the case of India to highlight the challenges of migrants and urban slum dwellers during the COVID-19 response, and to provide human rights-based recommendations for immediate action to safeguard these vulnerable populations.
新冠疫情暴露并加剧了现有的社会不平等。流动人口以及城市贫民窟和非正规住区的居民是全球南方受影响最严重的群体之一。鉴于移民目前的生活条件，世界卫生组织关于预防新冠疫情的指导方针（如洗手、保持身体距离和居家办公）在非正规住区几乎难以做到甚至无法做到。我们以印度为例，强调在应对新冠疫情期间移民和城市贫民窟居民所面临的挑战，并提供基于人权的建议，以便立即采取行动保护这些弱势群体。
