Greece to deploy anti-migrant barrier off Lesbos
The Greek government in the coming days plans to install a floating barrier to prevent migrant boats from reaching the island of Lesbos, a source at the Greek defense ministry said Tuesday.
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36 migrants rescued off Lesbos on Sunday
36 migrants from Iran and Afghanistan, traveling from Turkey, were rescued off the coast of Lesbos on Sunday. The migrants were taken to Petra port on the island where they were tested for the novel coronavirus, and then taken into quarantine.
Greece: First cases of coronavirus among migrants on Lesbos
Two migrants who arrived on Greece’s eastern island of Lesbos have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Officials say they have had no contact with migrant camps on the island.
Funding boost for islands lifting refugee 'burden' in Greece
The local municipalities on the Greek islands of Lesbos, Samos, and Chios, which have been hard hit by the migrant crisis, have received special funding from the Greek government and are also set to receive grants to help alleviate emergencies and compensate for damages.
Coronavirus: Aid workers and migrants on Lesbos concerned but not afraid
Despite recent transfers of migrants to the Greek mainland, some 19,000 people are still living in and around the Moria camp on Lesbos. InfoMigrants spoke to Rosa Duran from Dutch NGO Movement on the Ground to find out more about the actual situation for aid workers, migrants and refugees.
Almost 400 migrants moved from Lesbos to Greek mainland
On Sunday, the Greek government moved 395 of the most vulnerable migrants from the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on Lesbos to secure accommodation on the mainland.
2 migrants shot and injured outside Moria camp on Lesbos
Two migrants were shot and lightly injured after apparently breaking quarantine on Wednesday, reported news agencies. The assailant or assailants evaded capture, the police said.
Migrant restaurant in Lesbos presses pause due to COVID-19
Nan restaurant in the town of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos used to serve Greek, Mediterranean and global food from lunch until late into the evening. Like all other restaurants, it has been forced to close because of the novel coronavirus. One of its founders spoke to InfoMigrants about the effect the closure has had on the organization.
Germany to take in 50 refugee children from Greek islands next week
Germany is planning to take in up to 500 minors from the Greek islands in the next few weeks; starting with 50 unaccompanied children next week. Critics say this is too little, too late, given that tens of thousands of migrants and refugees remain in the overcrowded camps.
Coronavirus: Urgent appeal for evacuation of Greek refugee camps
Europe's biggest asylum seeker camp of Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, was designed for 3,000 refugees but houses 20,000. Given the coronavirus, evacuating it is paramount, says migration expert Gerald Knaus.
EU discusses emergency plan for migrant camps in Greece
The EU Commission stated on Tuesday that it was working with the Greek authorities on an emergency plan to prepare for a potential outbreak of coronavirus in the overfilled migrant camps on the Greek islands.
Greek refugee camps should be evacuated, EU civil liberties commission says
The civil liberties commission of the European Parliament has called on the EU to take immediate action to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 among refugees and migrants in the overcrowded camps on the Greek islands.