A number of municipal governments around Europe have pledged to accept unaccompanied minors from Greek refugee camps in the face of worsening conditions and coronavirus fears.
Members of parliament have called for frontline healthcare workers in the UK who are also foreign nationals to be granted indefinite leave to remain in that country.
The UK’s home Secretary has not responded to requests from charities and other organisations to increase the number of migrant children brought into the UK from migrant camps in the EU in light of a potential outbreak of coronavirus
The US secretary of state has announced the closure of the country southern border two days after similar measures were taken on the border with Canada.