In:
Humanitarian Practice Network
Others authors:
Françoise Duroch
date:
11/06/2020
Date of publication:
2020
Edition:
Humanitarian Practice Network Blog
The scale and spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, combined with the large number of deaths it has caused, have created a toxic mix of rumour and innuendo – further complicating aid operations that already face significant obstacles in delivering vital humanitarian assistance. At a time when medical personnel have been both applauded and subjected to hostility as potential vectors of the virus, aid staff face real security risks – risks that their organisations are obliged to take seriously.
