A young Rohingya refugee wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against COVID-19 stands on a hill in Kutupalong refugee camp on August 24. (AFP)
A young Rohingya refugee wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against COVID-19 stands on a hill in Kutupalong refugee camp on August 24. (AFP)

Coronavirus keeps Rohingya indoors on ‘genocide’ anniversary

Almost a million Rohingya refugees stuck in Bangladesh marked three years since escaping from Myanmar on Tuesday, with coronavirus forcing them to hold a day-long "silent protest" inside their flimsy, leaky huts.

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