EU in talks with Erdogan as Greece quarantines migrants

As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the migration crisis and the situation in Syria on Tuesday with the leaders of France, Germany and UK in a video conference, Greece said that migrant reception and processing centers on the Greek islands will be in lockdown for at least the next two weeks as part of the measures to prevent a coronavirus outbreak in any of the facilities.

The Migration Policy Ministry said the measures also include the suspension of all special activities and facilities in the camps, including schools, libraries and exercise areas, while new arrivals will be checked for a fever and other symptoms of Covid-19 at the door and confined to quarantine if found to be ailing.

Meanwhile, although no information on the outcome of the consultations in the video conference between French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

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