Unsafe Water Raises COVID-19 Risks in Zimbabwe
- Publisher:
- Human Rights Watch
- Publication Date:
- 15 April 2020
- Tags:
- Zimbabwe, Coronavirus, Governance, Water and Sanitation
Long before the coronavirus pandemic, much of Zimbabwe suffered a severe water and sanitation crisis. On March 30, 2020, Zimbabwe, like many countries, ordered a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the virus. Thousands of women and school-age children may spend eight to nine hours and all night in line at crowded boreholes or narrow water wells to get water that may not be safe.
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