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Article
Urban Aboriginal people face unique challenges in the fight against coronavirus
Publisher
Pandemics
Infectious diseases
First Peoples health
First Peoples families
Australia
Description
There seems to be a myth in Australia that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people mostly live in remote communities. But the vast majority (79%) live in urban areas.
The federal government has rightly decided the best policy to protect Indigenous people from COVID-19 is to socially isolate remote communities.
Now the government needs to turn its attention to the risks Indigenous people face in urban and rural areas.
Read the full article at The Conversation.
Publication Details
Copyright:
The Conversation Media Group 2020
License type:
CC BY-ND
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
26 Apr 2020
