Blanket measures such as lockdowns contribute to the needs and realities of people at the margins of society being overlooked.
Not all people bear the burden of the global pandemic and the effect of related state responses equally. The pandemic is deepening inequalities for those living in poverty with a disproportionate effect on women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people, displaced and homeless people, and those with disabilities, among other marginalised groups.that encourage them to take on roles as caregivers.
have been arrested and accused of spreading Covid-19. In South Africa, homophobic and transphobic police-perpetrated brutality is widespread and may contribute to LGBTIQ persons’ risk when confronted with authorities enforcing Covid-19 restrictions.Public health guidelines developed in Global North contexts become less feasible in settings marked by extreme economic inequalities.
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