UAE: Social workers step in to source housing & health care for migrant workers tested Covid-19 positive
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 11 Mai 2020
Standort: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Andere
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Indien - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Themen
Personal HealthAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
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Migrant workers, mainly from India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are desperately looking for vacant flats as they want to house their COVID-19 positive friends and those who have symptoms...
“As the number of patients who are getting infected is going up, here in UAE, what we understand is that there is a shortage of beds in government hospitals. Government is telling patients who have been tested positive and those who have symptoms to wait in their own flats, where others also staying,” an Indian social worker from Kerala, told The Lede over the phone from Dubai.