(Reuters) Greece has registered at least 17 cases of coronavirus in the overcrowded migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos so far, a migration ministry official said on Monday.
Last week, the facility was placed under quarantine after authorities confirmed that a 40-year-old asylum-seeker had tested positive for the coronavirus.
So far, 1,600 tests have been conducted in Moria, Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi told Alpha TV.
Since March 1, all migrants reaching Lesbos have been quarantined away from the island’s camps.
The Moria facility, which hosts more than 12,000 people — more than four times its stated capacity — has been frequently criticised by aid groups for poor living conditions.
