74m Arabs At Risk Of Contracting Coronavirus – UN
April 16, 2020
5:46 am
The United Nations, on Wednesday said that around 74 million in the water-scarce Arab region are at risk of contracting Coronavirus due to lack of access to handwashing facilities.
”Washing hands with water and soap is seen as the best prevention against the potentially fatal disease.
“This simple act proves to be difficult in a region where 74 million people lack access to a basic handwashing facility,” the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) said in a report.
Rola Dashti, ESCWA Executive Secretary stated that about 87 million
