Greece police move Lesbos migrants into tent camp after fire

Police block an area where refugees and migrants from the destroyed Moria camp are sheltered, during an operation to move them to a new temporary camp, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police began moving hundreds of migrants stranded on the island of Lesbos into a new temporary tent camp on Thursday, more than a week after a fire razed Greece's biggest migrant camp where they had been staying.

The operation, including 70 female officers, was intended to protect public health. Police said 450 migrants had entered the camp so far. Of those, 250 had gone through rapid COVID-19 testing with another 200 waiting to take the test.