This paper highlights the major challenges and considerations for addressing COVID-19 in
informal settlements. It discusses what is known about vulnerabilities and how to support …

While some countries are nearing or reaching their peak of coronavirus infections, others
are only at what seems to be the early stages of the infection curve. Some of these countries …

The informal settlements of the Global South are the least prepared for the pandemic of
COVID-19 since basic needs such as water, toilets, sewers, drainage, waste collection, and …

COVID-19 spreads via aerosols, droplets, fomites and faeces. The built environment that
facilitates crowding increases exposure and hence transmission of COVID-19 as evidenced …

Among city inhabitants, the COVID-19 crisis is likely to have disproportionately damaging
effects on slum dwellers compared to other urban residents, particularly those in low-and …

The spread and impacts of COVID-19 have exposed multiple and cascading vulnerabilities,
which particularly affect urban informal settlements. In light of such threats, it is vital to …

The COVID‐19 pandemic has brought renewed attention to the lack of urban planning and
its public health implications in developing countries. Slum communities face the dual …

Slum settlements have received significant attention for their vulnerabilities to the spread of
Covid-19. To mitigate risks of transmission, and alleviate economic distress associated with …

Background: Urban slums are at high risk of COVID-19 transmission due to the lack of basic
housing, water, and sanitation facilities. Overcrowded conditions make quarantine measures …

Nairobi's urban slums are ill equipped to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) due to high population density, multigenerational families in poorly ventilated …