Greece quarantines second camp after coronavirus case confirmed

A 53-year-old Afghan man, who tested positive for COVID-19, lives with his family at the Malakasa camp along with hundreds of other migrants and asylum seekers.

ATHENS - Greece has quarantined a second migrant facility on its mainland after a 53-year-old man tested positive for the new coronavirus, the migration ministry said on Sunday.

On Thursday, authorities quarantined the Ritsona camp in central Greece after 20 tested positive for the coronavirus. It was the first such facility in Greece to be hit since the outbreak of the disease. [L8N2BQ1V9] The camp in Malakasa, 40km northeast of Athens, will be put into quarantine for two weeks, the ministry said on Sunday, adding police guarding the site would be reinforced to ensure the restrictions are implemented.

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