Τhe settlement of migrants and refugees in the new camp at Kara Tepe near Mytilene is in progress and they are all being tested for COVID-19 before entering, by National Public Health Organisation teams, stated government spokesperson Stelios Petsas during the press briefing on Thursday, according to ANA.
He said the government was continuing a policy of providing “housing, food, and protection for refugees,” and also noted that Greece was doing better than most countries in terms of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
According to numbers presented he presented to reporters, Greece held the 124th position worldwide on September 15 for the number of novel coronavirus cases, as the international average was 3,817 incidents per one million citizens, compared to Greece’s 1,319 cases per million. In terms of fatalities, Greece ranked 110th, with the international average standing at 120.6 deaths per million citizens, whereas the average number in Greece was 30.
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