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Bangladesh orders lockdown in Rohingya camps as COVID-19 cases jump

Bangladesh Rohingya camp

Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Bangladesh ordered a strict lockdown in five camps that are home to nearly 100,000 Rohingya refugees following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the world’s largest refugee settlement this week, government officials said on Friday. Nearly a million Rohingya refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar live in 34 sprawling camps […]