Beirut, Lebanon - Hospitals on the front lines of Lebanon's coronavirus outbreak have either turned away undocumented people or are setting prohibitively high costs for tests, leading them to fear for their health and wellbeing. More:Both said they were turned away because they did not have identification documents. Many live-in migrant domestic workers in Lebanon are left without documents when they escape abusive employers, because of the pervasive practice of employers confiscating passports and IDs. 200316162759861An estimated 250,000 domestic workers reside in Lebanon, coming from a host of African and Southeast Asian countries. 200125070959786Rosa said they eventually paid for a coronavirus test at a hospital on the southern outskirts of Beirut.

Source: Ethiopian News March 28, 2020 20:03 UTC