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Emergency responses in humanitarian contexts require rapid set-up of water supply.
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The most important information concerning WASH and the COVID-19 virus is summarized here.
This background paper focuses on supporting sustainable, equitable and resilient water services over the short and long term during
Recent investigations into the March 2003 outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong have concluded that environmental factors played an importan