At least 150 people tested positive for COVID-19 at a hotel that's been converted into a migrant shelter in Greece — the third outbreak in one of the country’s camps.
Migrants wave from the their balconies in Kranidi, southern Greece, on Tuesday. Authorities confirmed a high number of COVID-19 infections at the site.Migrants wave from the their balconies in Kranidi, southern Greece, on Tuesday. Authorities confirmed a high number of COVID-19 infections at the site.The International Organization for Migration said Tuesday that it was responding to a new COVID-19 outbreak at a third migrant shelter in Greece.
The IOM says 471 asylum seekers live at the facility. Most are single parents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon. The shelter has been quarantined since April 16, when a staff member tested positive for the virus.
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