SITUATIONAL BRIEF: ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES & MIGRANTS IN GREECE DURING COVID-19

Authors: Elspeth Carruthers BA, MBBS, MA; Apostolos Veizis MD; Elias Kondilis MD, PhD; Miriam Orcutt MBBS, MSc, PhD(c)1

CONTEXT

Aligned to the Lancet Migration Global Statement to include migrants and refugees in countries’ response to COVID-192 , this brief focuses on Greece’s challenges and opportunities to build an inclusive response. Asylum seekers and refugees in Greece are currently placed by the Greek governments in Reception and Identification Centres (RICs), apartments, hotels and camps across the Greek islands and the mainland, along with a proportion who are homeless. 

more at Lancet Migration at:

https://www.migrationandhealth.org/migration-covid19-briefs

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https://1bec58c3-8dcb-46b0-bb2a-fd4addf0b29a.filesusr.com/ugd/188e74_896cec1470734d11be40dc53d00122a4.pdf