Greece: 243 positive COVID-19 cases among migrants in Lesbos Greece’s government spokesman says more than 200 people have tested positive for the coronavirus among thousands of asylum-seekers admitted to a new camp on the island of Lesbos after the old one burned downATHENS, Greece -- Greece’s government spokesman says more than 200 people have tested positive for the coronavirus among thousands of asylum-seekers admitted to a new camp on the island of Lesbos after the old one burned down. Petsas said the positive cases from Lesbos would be added to Greece’s official coronavirus figures Monday. Greek authorities have said the fires were deliberately set by a small group of Afghans angered by lockdown and isolation orders imposed after 35 people in the camp tested positive for COVID-19. But others are still sleeping rough in fields and in an olive grove outside the remnants of Moria. Greece has had just over 15,000 confirmed positive cases and 338 deaths in this country of nearly 11 million people.

Source: ABC News September 21, 2020 11:30 UTC