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GreeceTakesMeasures toShieldRefugees From COVID-19

Anthee Carassava

   ATHENS - '¯Like the rest of Europe,Greece has ramped up measures to
   contain the spread of COVID-19, halting all commercial activity to keep
   Greeks at home.But Greek authorities are dealing with a more complex
   problem: controlling the spread among tens of thousands of refugees
   that Greece is housing in camps across the country. Greek officials say
   enforcing measures to keep refugees healthy is a hugechallenge.'¯

   GreekPrimeMinisterKyriakosMistotakiswarnsthe country is gearing up for
   a major fight.

   '¯"We are at war withanenemy who is not visible," he told Greeks in a
   nationally televised address.'¯

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