Quarantined In India: No Soap, Dirty Toilets, Not Enough Coronavirus Tests
Billions of Indians face a strict lockdown. Those in quarantine have their own set of concerns about unsafe conditions.
Not enough toilets – and the ones there are often dirty. Beds crammed together. The only way to shower is with water from a bucket that everyone has to share. No soap or hand sanitizer.
People who've been quarantined in India for suspected exposure to coronavirus say conditions inside government facilities are unsanitary and unsafe — ripe to foment an outbreak rather than prevent one. Indians are posting photos and videos on social media of dirty sheets, broken toilets and trash littering crowded quarantine centers.
The World Health Organization says the arc of the global pandemic may depend on what huge, densely-populated countries like
