Reax as migrants at Greek shelter test positive

Local residents have expressed concern after Greek authorities anunced on Tuesday that 150 people tested positive for new coronavirus in a quarantined mainland facility housing 470 asylum-seekers from African countries, including many children.

ne of residents, which include families from Congo and Cameroon, have so far displayed symptoms of COVID-19, disease caused by new virus.

rented seaside hotel just outside Kranidi, some 100 miles southwest of Ans, has been quarantined since 16  April after an employee tested positive.

On Sunday, a resident also tested positive for new virus during a hospital visit for pregnancy complications.

news came as authorities begin to impose a night-time curfew in entire Kranidi area, which has some 4,000 residents, and tightened existing movement restrictions to only allow essential shopping and visits to doctors or chemists.

Greece's coronavirus taskforce chief Sotiris Tsiodras said all 497 asylum seekers and staff at hotel were tested, and out of m 148 migrants and two staff members tested positive.

hotel is fully equipped with protective clothing, masks and gloves, and has been disinfected, according to International Orgainzation for Migration.

IOM staff at hotel include psychologists, interpreters, a legal viser and a social worker.

Greece imposed an early lockdown to combat pandemic, and has so far registered a total 121 deaths and 2,401 infections.