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COVID fears among refugees after Lesbos camp burns down

The new temporary refugee camp in Kara Tep, Lesbos

There are fears of a mass coronavirus outbreak on the Greek island of Lesbos, with more than 130 migrants and refugees now testing positive - after Europe's largest camp burned down last week. It's disrupting the relocation of thousands of people into a new tent city - with many reluctant to go, over squalid conditions, and concerns they'll be locked in.


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There are fears of a mass coronavirus outbreak on the Greek island of Lesbos, with more than 130 migrants and refugees now testing positive - after Europe's largest camp burned down last week. It's disrupting the relocation of thousands of people into a new tent city - with many reluctant to go, over squalid conditions, and concerns they'll be locked in.



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