COVID-19 puts asylum seekers at a higher risk as conditions in camps deteriorate and asylum procedures are suspended | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

COVID-19 puts asylum seekers at a higher risk as conditions in camps deteriorate and asylum procedures are suspended | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Overcrowded reception centres with no possibility to practice physical distancing or follow hygienic measures are some of the main concerns the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) identifies in its latest migration quarterly bulletin. At the same time, closed borders make it difficult for refugees to reach safety in the EU and leave some people stranded at sea. Suspended asylum procedures leave many in limbo. (...)