The German government will ask federal states to test asylum seekers for the coronavirus as part of a broader package to combat the public-health crisis, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced Thursday.
Thousands of refugees arrive each month, and a “substantial share” come via countries that are heavily at risk, said Seehofer, speaking at a press conference with Health Minister Jens Spahn.
Germany will also suspend the transfer of asylum seekers to and from Italy, which would otherwise be carried out under so-called Dublin rules, until further notice, Seehofer said.
A number of new coronavirus cases were recorded in Germany on Wednesday, bringing the reported total to 26, as Spahn warned that the country is at risk of facing a coronavirus epidemic. Authorities also warned about an even broader contagion as news broke Wednesday that a German couple with the virus had participated in local carnival celebrations and had viRead More – Source
The German government will ask federal states to test asylum seekers for the coronavirus as part of a broader package to combat the public-health crisis, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced Thursday.
Thousands of refugees arrive each month, and a “substantial share” come via countries that are heavily at risk, said Seehofer, speaking at a press conference with Health Minister Jens Spahn.
Germany will also suspend the transfer of asylum seekers to and from Italy, which would otherwise be carried out under so-called Dublin rules, until further notice, Seehofer said.
A number of new coronavirus cases were recorded in Germany on Wednesday, bringing the reported total to 26, as Spahn warned that the country is at risk of facing a coronavirus epidemic. Authorities also warned about an even broader contagion as news broke Wednesday that a German couple with the virus had participated in local carnival celebrations and had viRead More – Source
