Covid-19: Greece quarantines
migrant camp
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| Migrants are seen at the Ritsona camp, during a nationwide lockdown to con tain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ritsona |
Greek authorities say a migrant camp in the country has been
quarantined after 20 asylum seekers tested positive for coronavirus.
By Lydia O’Kane
The quarantine measures were put in place after a
19-year-old migrant who gave birth in a hospital in Athens was found to be
infected with the Covid-19 virus. Following the discovery, 63 migrants were
tested, and 20 were found to be positive.
14 Day quarantine
Greek authorities said the Ritsona camp, which is located to
the northeast of Athens, and hosts 2,500 people, would be quarantined from
Thursday for 14 days, during which time nobody could go in or out.
Meanwhile, an asylum seeker living in an apartment in Kilkis
in northern Greece was also found to be positive for the Coronavirus.
Risks of Covid-19 to migrants
Humanitarian agencies have been warning about the risks
posed to migrants from Covid-19.
They point out that, with thousands of migrants packed into
camps, it is hard for them to maintain social distancing. They also migrants
lack good factual information on preventative measures.
Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and
poverty have arrived in Greece, with more than 40,000 asylum-seekers stuck in
overcrowded refugee camps on the country's islands.
Aid organisations have deplored the dire conditions at these
facilities which have been described as a "ticking health bomb".
Greece has reported 1,415 cases of the Coronavirus to date,
and fifty people have died as a result of the outbreak.
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