UAE: Social workers step in to source housing & health care for migrant workers tested Covid-19 positive
Summary
Date Reported: 11 May 2020
Location: United Arab Emirates
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - India - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Personal HealthResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
"COVID-19 positive migrants in UAE get no medical help," 8 Apr 2020
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.