Portugal is to take up to 60 unaccompanied children from Greek refugee camps, according to Socialist Party lawmaker Isabel Santos, as concern mounts over the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the vulnerable group.
FILE PHOTO: A girl stands next to the fence of the Moria camp for refugees and migrants, during a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease , on the island of Lesbos, Greece April 02, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou/File Photo
Human Rights Watch said the Greek authorities had not done enough to address the “overcrowding and lack of health care, access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene products” in the camps to limit the spread of coronavirus. Santos, who said Portugal was the first country to offer assistance to Greece, was critical of the European response to the issue, saying the relocation scheme “had failed” since its introduction.
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