A boat carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees was prevented from entering Malaysian waters due to fears of bringing COVID-19 into the country. But are those fears justified? We explore how countries should be responding towards refugees and asylum-seekers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

<p>A boat carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees was prevented from entering Malaysian waters due to fears of bringing COVID-19 into the country. But are those fears justified? We explore how countries should be responding towards refugees and asylum-seekers during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

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