Citizens report corruption in COVID-19 humanitarian aid, quarantine, health care
Since January, Transparency International’s Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) operating in 60 countries have received over 1,500 reports of corruption related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cases, from Italy to Venezuela to Ghana, describe bribery, favouritism, and other corruption acts witnessed by citizens in the delivery of humanitarian aid, the enforcement of restrictions on travel and movement, and in the provision of COVID-19 testing and treatment. “COVID-19 is not just a health and economic crisis. It is a corruption crisis,” said Alison Matthews, ALAC Coordinator at