(AFP) Greece has called for “urgent” EU backing to prepare for a possible coronavirus outbreak in migrant camps, a minister said Friday.
“This sort of case could have dramatic consequences. It is extremely important to act in a timely manner to avert such a possibility,” junior migration minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos told EU internal affairs ministers in a teleconference Friday.
“For this reason, we feel it is necessary to have urgent EU backing to address this challenge,” Koumoutsakos said, according to his office.
A ministry source clarified that the assistance currently “under discussion” involves emergency funding for medical equipment and sanitation facilities at the camps.
