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As Coronavirus Reaches War Zones, UN Seeks $2 Billion in Aid
- While rich nations struggle to test, poor countries lack soap
- Disease may return to rich countries if it festers elsewhere
A member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the "White Helmets", disinfects a school where displaced Syrians are sheltered in the town of Maaret Misrin, Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on March 25.
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The United Nations is seeking to raise $2 billion for a humanitarian aid fund that would help install hand-washing stations in refugee camps and assist coronavirus patients in places where hospital beds are nonexistent.