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Greece to move migrants out of congested island camps
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Greece will this month begin moving hundreds of elderly and ailing asylum seekers out of congested island camps to protect them from the coronavirus, the migration ministry has said.
The ministry said 2,380 "vulnerable persons" will be moved out of camps on Aegean islands to apartments, hotels and other camps on the mainland.
Authorities said the two-week operation will begin after 19 April, Orthodox Easter, and that a timetable would be announced at a later date. "This additional protective measure aims to further reduce the risk of a (virus) outbreak," the ministry said.
Those to be moved include 200 asylum-seekers over the age of 60 who will be accompanied by their families. Another group of 1,730 includes people with prior ailments and
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