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Short Update: Lesvos authorities shut down only COVID-19 isolation centre run by Doctors Without Borders

FairTrialsAdmin - July 30, 2020 - COVID-19 Updates, Extended police powers

A COVID-19 isolation centre set up on the island of Lesvos by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to close after local authorities imposed fines with potential criminal charges, related to urban planning regulations. 

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