Fears grow for spread of virus among refugees

Rohingya refugees walk through one of the arterial roads at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Rohingya refugees walk through one of the arterial roads at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Source: AAP

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A Rohingya man has become the first person to test positive to COVID-19 in a refugee camp in Bangladesh.

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