Refugee hotel in Greece under lockdown after Covid-19 spreads in the complex
FILE PHOTO: Refugees sleep in a hallway of a deserted hotel on the Greek island of Kos, August 12, 2015.
The Migration Ministry said a pregnant woman from Somalia living at the hotel in Kranidi, 166 km southwest of Athens had tested positive. The International Organisation for Migration said it had "interpreters, psychologists, social workers and legal counsellors ... in constant contact with all stakeholders to support in this challenging situation."
A hotel worker had tested positive for the virus but had not come to work for the past 12 days, the ministry said.
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