As Mining Continues During Coronavirus, Local Indigenous Communities at High Risk

Yale e360
Jun 2, 2020, 5:03 pm169 pts
Mining sites across the globe have become hot spots for coronavirus infections, threatening thousands of workers and indigenous and rural communities, according to a new report by a coalition of environmental watchdog groups. Outbreaks of the virus have occurred in and around mine sites in 18 countries,…

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