Two residents of the Dadaab complex have tested positive for Covid-19, the United Nations refugee agency has announced.
“The crowded conditions in the Dadaab refugee camps, where health services are already under pressure, raise serious concerns about the vulnerability of over 217,000 refugees,” the UN agency said.
The two infected individuals in Dadaab have been sent to isolation centres and are in stable condition, said Eujin Byun, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for High Refugees.
Donations are lagging in response to the UN's appeal for $745 million to assist refugees around the world affected by Covid-19.
The UN's 2020 goal of $157 million in aid to refugees in Dadaab, Kakuma and Nairobi had reached the 21 percent mark as of May 15, the UN said.
