He said he would call on parents to review their opposition if he received health ministry assurances that the refugee children had been vaccinated. Greek children are not vaccinated against tuberculosis, as the disease is considered to have been eradicated in the country. It was not immediately clear how many refugee and migrant children were planned for the school in Oraiokastro. Some 60,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece due to European border closures earlier this year. Refugees and migrants continue to travel from Turkey to Greece — though in lower numbers — following a March agreement to fight trafficking.

Source: ABC News September 13, 2016 06:33 UTC