"They were gathering to kill me," Fontilus told Reuters. Around the world, sufferers of coronavirus and health professionals have faced stigma due to fear and ignorance. In Haiti though, the poorest country in the Americas, that stigma has become a major concern among health authorities trying to contain the outbreak. "The fight against stigmatization is our greatest battle," said Laure Adrien, General Director of Haiti's Health Ministry and co-chief of the commission managing the outbreak. In the mountainous northern town of Marmelade, a young man trying to educate the community about the virus was beaten by locals and had his wrist cut, said Dorcenat, the local health ministry official.

Source: bd News24 May 11, 2020 09:56 UTC