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The New Humanitarian: Coronavirus in Haiti: Weakened by past disasters, the country was already in crisis

jess dipierro obert

Apr 20, 2020

Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Photos and reporting. On assignment for The New Humanitarian. Just as the pandemic arrived, Haiti was dealing with the fallout from protests that have paralysed the economy for more than a year and demonstrations that have tested the government’s authority.

Coronavirus in Haiti: Weakened by past disasters, the country was already in crisis
Due to a string of setbacks over the last decade and a recent economic crunch, the country was in danger of unravelling even before COVID-19.
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