We must not forget the most disadvantaged people facing the COVID-19 crisis

International audienceThe entire world is facing a new health threat, the novae coronavirus desease (COVID-19). Almost 1,930,000 cases were reported worldwide by 14 April, with total deaths of close to 120,000. Now more than half the planet's population is locked down at home. Europe is currently the epicenter of the pandemic. Many European countries have closed their borders and implemented measures such as physical distancing, lockdowns, and restrictions on individual's movements in an attempt to control the spread of the virus. Such drastic restrictive measures were effective in China and will probably also be in Europe. Two of the most afflicted European nations, Italy and France, adopted these measures several weeks ago. They have recently reported drops in admissions to intensive care units and COVID-19elinked death