NGO: Most refugees in Lebanon lack soap after refugee tests positive for coronavirus

The International Rescue Committee's survey was released after a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon tested positive for the virus.
A general view of tents at a camp in Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon January 13, 2020. Picture taken January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir - RC2QFE9G8SHJ
A general view of tents at a camp in Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Jan. 13, 2020. - REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said that most refugees in Lebanon lack access to soap. 

The nongovernmental organization found in a recent survey that 73% of refugees in Lebanon “lacked soap and other hygiene items,” according to Matias Meier, the IRC's Lebanon country director.

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