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Tackling the “Shadow Pandemic” of Domestic Violence During COVID-19
“In the shadow of this tragic global pandemic lurks another pandemic- Violence against Women and Girls. Less reported and hardly headlines news but claiming lives nonetheless.” On January, 3 2020, BBC WORLD Media reported a “mysterious viral pneumonia” in China. It was an outbreak with 44 cases of people affected, 11 of which were “severe”. This virus turned out to be the novel Corona Virus. The first cases were reported in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people in Hubei province (China). It has since been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization that has infected roughly 5.2 million people around the world and killed more than 335,000. It has also spread to at least 185 countries and regions…
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