Mitarakis on Ritsona camp: We've taken all measures to safeguard health

April 2, 2020
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

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Mitarakis on Ritsona camp: We've taken all measures to safeguard health

"In Greece we currently have 100,000 migrants housed in accommodation facilities, apartments or hotels. It is now 1 pct of the population, so it is likely that there will be coronavirus cases among migrants residing in these structures as well," Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis said in an interview with public broadcaster ERT on Thursday, referring to the additional cases identified within the Ritsona refugee and asylum-seekers' camp.

Mitarakis referred to all the measures taken, in cooperation with the deputy civil protection minister and the head of the National Organisation for Public Health (NOPH), as the entire facility was placed in quarantine last night. The Greek police has locked down the structure since early on Thursday, he said, adding that "we are distributing food, we are trying to increase security so that there is no entry into or exit from the facility for the next 14 days. "Also, persons who have been infected will be medically monitored within the facility and, if necessary, the next steps will be taken."

He reiterated that all necessary measures are being taken at the refugee and migrant facilities on the islands, while stressing that "we are ready with a specific plan wherever there are coronavirus cases, to step up protection and guarding."

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