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ACTNews, COX’S BAZAAR – That afternoon, hundreds of Rohingya refugees in
Cox’s Bazar were lining up neatly. Children, adults, even the elderly stood in
line to receive food packages from Indonesian benefactors. To obey the health
protocol, they maintained a safe distance between one another to prevent the
spread of the Coronavirus.
The food packages
were distributed in the middle of May to 150 families, or 800 Rohingya refugees
in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. In addition to staple food packages, the team also
distributed free meal packages to hundreds of refugees.
"We provided
meal packages to 435 refugees. Alhamdulillah, they feel blessed for the meal
packages that have supported them. The spreading pandemic of Coronavirus has
worsened the Rohingyas’ life,” said Firdaus Guritno from Global Humanity
Response (GHR) - ACT.
During this
pandemic, Rohingya refugees are in need of food, sanitary and health
facilities. DW reported that around 15,000 Rohingya refugees are quarantined in
refugee camps in Bangladesh. As of May 25, there were 29 confirmed cases of
COVID-19. In response to this, a number of humanitarian organizations appealed
to the international community to help Rohingya refugees with health facilities
and nutritious food. []
