More than 30 migrants at a facility on the Italian island of Sardinia have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a local police union leader. COVID-19 patients are reportedly living together with other migrants at the center.
Greece recorded its first coronavirus case in the overcrowded migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos, two migration ministry officials said on Wednesday. The case concerns a 40-year-old male who recently recently returned to Moria from Athens.
A boy has been evacuated from a migrant rescue ship after he received severe fuel burns. More than 200 migrants remain on the Sea-Watch 4 stranded off Sicily.
Thousands of Albanians who work in Greece have been unable to re-enter the country. New anti-coronavirus rules imposed by Athens require them to be COVID-tested three days before they are allowed across the border.
Omar Nahhas, 19, topped the dentistry field in France’s highly competitive first year of common medical studies, or PACES, in June. In an interview with a regional daily in Lorrain, in eastern France, the young Syrian refugee expressed his gratitude to all the people who helped him along the way.
After major coronavirus outbreaks at several businesses, German lawmakers are finally considering cracking down on the exploitation of foreign workers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have asked member states to take action in order to guarantee the safety and health of migrant and displaced populations in the eastern Mediterranean area.
83 migrants, including more than a dozen sick children, have been flown to Germany from Greece. The migrants are the latest group to be relocated from overcrowded Greek camps under a government commitment to shelter hundreds of vulnerable people.
Three migrants hosted at former military barracks in the city of Udine, northeastern Italy, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The regional governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia wants the facility to be declared a 'red zone.'
Over 11,000 refugees in Greece are at risk of being evicted from their housing and cut off from government cash assistance, according to Doctors Without Borders.
The IOM is offering an information service for migrants who may be particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Be that because their jobs have disappeared, they can't pay their rent or they find themselves homeless or ill. The information service is currently available in eight languages with one more coming soon.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has accused Greek authorities of using the coronavirus as a pretext to continue a lockdown on migrant camps. The government in Athens has extended the lockdown until July 5, while lifting restrictions across the country.