"Covid-19: GCC states must take careful steps to protect migrant workers," 15 Mar 2020

At least two GCC countries [Qatar and Bahrain] have confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in migrant labour camps...

The majority of the region’s lower-income migrant workers live in crowded and often unhygienic conditions. Social distancing... is going to be especially difficult for blue-collar workers in the region, who are housed six or eight to a room...

Many workers already complain of respiratory issues due to both their living and working environments. These conditions leave migrants vulnerable to health issues in the best of circumstances, and will especially accelerate the spread of the virus.  

There are careful steps that GCC states must take to protect migrants and deter the spread of the virus.