Locked up under lockdown: The COVID-19 pandemic and the migrant population

Almost all countries in the world have now enforced coronavirus-related travel restrictions and border shutdowns. Migrant populations in the world are now considered the worst victims of COVID-19, and the spreaders too. This article aims to investigate the impacts that COVID-19 has on population mig...

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Published in:Social sciences & humanities open 2021, Vol.3 (1), p.100126-100126, Article 100126
Main Authors: Ullah, AKM Ahsan, Nawaz, Faraha, Chattoraj, Diotima
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Lockdown
Migration
Pandemic
Refugee
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Summary:Almost all countries in the world have now enforced coronavirus-related travel restrictions and border shutdowns. Migrant populations in the world are now considered the worst victims of COVID-19, and the spreaders too. This article aims to investigate the impacts that COVID-19 has on population migration. Informal interviews were conducted with the respondents who were stranded in different parts of the world via Skype and WhatsApp between February and November 2020. COVID-19 poses a threat to the millions who were caught between home and their final destinations – and are now living in overcrowded refugee camps where the terms ‘stay home’ ‘stay safe’ and ‘social distancing’ carries very little meaning.
ISSN:2590-2911
2590-2911
DOI:10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100126