Migrants in the Moria Migrant Detention Centre on the island of Lesvos suffer an outbreak of COVID

 The predictable outbreak of COVID has hit the Moria Migrant Detention Centre on the Greek island of Lesvos. The camp has at least 12,500 migrants at present. There is no way to socially distance, nor has there been any adequate medical care or preparation.

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