The effects of COVID-19 on Syrian refugees in Turkey - Southern Responses to Displacement
On 18 March, however, a week after the announcement of the first COVID-19 case in Turkey, the country closed all of its borders, including its borders with Greece and Bulgaria. While many refugees had already left the Turkish-Greek border after being subjected to violence and abuse there, including at the hands of the Greek authorities, the Turkish authorities asked refugees to return, to prevent the spread of the virus across those people who were staying in tents or sleeping in the open air in the border region, where housing, nutrition and sanitation are minimal. According to official figures, 5,848 refugees were collected and transported by bus to Turkish removal centres where they were placed in quarantine for fourteen days.
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https://southernresponses.org/2020/04/24/the-effects-of-covid-19-on-syrian-refugees-in-turkey