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Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Household water treatment with chlorine can improve the microbiological quality of household water and reduce diarrhea
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice