Migrants stranded in Greece by COVID-19 fly to UK

Refugees and migrants from overcrowded migrant camps who will be transferred to Britain where they will reunite with their families, wear protective face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they board their flight at the Athens International Airport, Greece, May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - A group of 50 refugees and asylum seekers flew from Greece to Britain on Monday to reunite with relatives in a transfer that had been held up by the coronavirus lockdown.

The group includes 16 unaccompanied minors, Greek migration ministry officials said. Some 130 Greek nationals stranded in the UK because of the COVID-19 lockdown will be repatriated on the return flight, the ministry said.