Hand-washing: a luxury millions of Yemenis can’t afford
By AFP
25 March 2020 |
7:00 am
Hand-washing to combat the spread of coronavirus is the order of the day, but it's an unaffordable luxury for millions in war-ravaged Yemen where clean water is dangerously scarce.
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