Reference :
V-P-SS-E-01547
Date :
24/04/2020
Caption :
Juba, PoC3 camp. This woman, 32, lives in the camp with her children. She is preoccupied with the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
“I am really scared of COVID-19 because it’s a dangerous disease. If it hits the camp, the situation will be even more difficult. You can implement measures to prevent the spread of the virus in other places, but not here. I apply the measures as much as I can to protect my kids, and I try to make sure neighbors and relatives understand the measures and apply it. However, most of the inhabitants cannot respect the measures, as they are in a very difficult situation. They often think of their lost houses and missed family members. You can meet a person who lost three family members and talk to him about the pandemic, but he will not be able to focus on it. We also hear a lot of rumors, one of them is that the number 6666, that should be a number of the ministry of health, is the number of the devil and therefore people don’t want to call even if they have symptoms”.
The overcrowded camp shelters at least 25,000 people who come from all over South Sudan. Measure to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 like physical distancing is not possible to practice, since there is no space. Up to 10 people live in a small tent and three share a mosquito net. Despite the pandemic, people don’t have any alternative but to stay there. Due to the ongoing conflict in some regions of the country, many cannot return to their place of origin.
Resolution :
4032x3024
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
