Impact of COVID-19: Lived Experiences of the Urban Poor in Slums during the Shutdown

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Impact of COVID-19: Lived Experiences of the Urban Poor in Slums during the Shutdown

29, April 2020 | Bangladesh

Authors:

Sabina Faiz Rashid Bachera Aktar Nadia Farnaz Wafa Alam Samiha Ali Farzana Manzoor Imran Hossain Mithu Ateeb Ahmed Abdul Awal

Abstract


The study found that all the respondents have a basic understanding of the virus along with some level misinforma�on, which was crea�ng fear, panic and s�gma around coronavirus • All the respondents perceived the virus to be a ‘mohamari’ (pes�lence), ‘choyache rog’ or ‘choyachuyi rog’ (contagious disease) that transmits from infected persons through touch or through coughing and sneezing. • There was general confusion as to the symptoms of coronavirus.