Lockdown triggers difficult memories for some refugees

Sam Matty, who lives in Sydney's Fairfield after fleeing Iraq in 2014, says it feels like his life is in lockdown.

Sam Matty Source: SBS News

The suburb of Fairfield in Sydney's south west is the epicentre of this COVID outbreak, recording almost half of New South Wales' daily cases. It's home to a large migrant population, with many Vietnamese and Iraqi refugees. And for some the harsh lockdown can trigger memories of war they've suppressed for years.



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