The impossibility of social distancing and even handwashing in crowded refugee camps
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Massively over crowded Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has seen numbers grow from 5 to 20 thousand in a matter of months. Hundreds of people share...
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(Image: Moria refugee camp, Lesvos, Greece. Credit: Getty Images)
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