Infectious diseases rife at Schaarbeek squat housing around 800 asylum seekers | VRT NWS: news

Organisations that offer help to and defend the rights of refugees have expressed concern about the public health situation at a building that is being used as a large squat. A lack of adequate medical checks on the residents of the squat means that there is a risk of infectious diseases such as diphtheria, tuberculosis and scabies spreading there. Experts and healthcare providers speak of “an epidemic situation” existing at the squat.