Countries Lacking Access to Water Face Challenges Amid CCP Virus Pandemic

Countries Lacking Access to Water Face Challenges Amid CCP Virus Pandemic
An Indian girl sits on a rickshaw trolley and drinks after collecting water in plastic barrels from a road side tap in Allahabad on March 22, 2016. SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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Countries with water shortages face significant challenges in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving people unable to wash their hands at regular intervals to reduce the risk of infection and health care systems without the required supply needed to care for patients.

As of April 5, there were more than 1.2 million confirmed cases of infection globally and about 68,000 deaths linked to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, with the number of cases from China being vastly underreported. While hand-washing with soap at regular intervals is a basic protective measure against the infection, some life situations make that impossible.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
Reporter
Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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