16 April 2020
"Greece will this month begin moving hundreds of elderly and ailing asylum seekers out of congested island camps to protect them from the coronavirus, the migration ministry said on Thursday (16 April)."
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"The ministry said 2,380 “vulnerable persons” will be moved out of camps on Aegean islands to apartments, hotels and other camps on the mainland.
Authorities said the operation will begin on 19 April and take about two weeks. Details will be announced at a later date."
Greece to move migrants out of congested island camps (euractiv, link):
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