Factsheet - Vulnerable populations during COVID-19 response - Children in orphanages and unaccompanied minors (June 2020)

Children in orphanages and unaccompanied minors in the context of COVID-19 response in the WHO European Region

Children and young people living in orphanages and other situations of mass accommodation, such as unaccompanied minors, are vulnerable to the spread of infection that might be introduced from outside. While infection control measures will increase health protection, new vulnerabilities are created, as they usually result in more restrictions of freedom, contact and social isolation.