03/04/2020 (Agence Europe) – Speaking on Thursday 2 April about the measures taken by States to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, said that she is “deeply concerned by the growing risk of disruption to essential support services for persons with disabilities”. “Everywhere in Europe, providers of such support services and social workers are reporting serious problems”, including “staff shortages” and “a general lack of personal protective equipment”. The Commissioner proposes: - relaxing recruitment procedures; - prioritising core services; - providing financial aid to persons with disabilities; - integrating providers of support, including informal support, to persons with disabilities in public emergency planning concerning the provision of personal protective equipment and training. (VL)