‘Tip of the iceberg’: Racing the clock to contain coronavirus in the world’s slums.

Thomson Reuters Foundation News– April 7, 2020. Poor living conditions, malnutrition and weakened immune systems make slum dwellers prone to contracting more severe forms of the virus, said diseases expert Ramanan Laxminarayan. “They are also less likely to be able to access treatment,” said Laxminarayan, director of the Washington D.C.-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP).