WHO Report: Migrants in Europe Not Spreading Diseases, Often Contract Illnesses Due to Poor Living Conditions

Like many of the clichés the world is used to in the migration crisis, the image conveyed by the living conditions of migrants who have found refuge at the Gare du Nord in Brussels is nothing new, even if it seems to move vulnerable minds. On this, experts like Doctors of the World have just had the best behavior. Indeed, Rtl Info brings the information that the latter have specified that "no epidemic has broken out" so far at the Gare du Nord in Brussels.

For his part, Mehdi Kassou is clearer. "There is no more scabies, tuberculosis or epidemic. And even if there were, the drivers or users would not risk catching it, even if the conditions on site are absolutely dramatic," he argues. In any case, for the spokesman of the citizen platform for support to refugees, "The only thing we can say is that the sanitary conditions concerning the sick people are not gathered so that we can take care of them properly."

However, the impressive number of migrants raises fears for the safety of the premises. Faced with this situation, the site indicates that even the agents lack the means to do their job properly. "We no longer have enough staff to go there and channel this mass of people," confided one of the agents cited by Rtl Info.

In the face of this situation, the media reports that for the moment, "nothing has been decided but the actors in the file are now around the table," with the aim of "finding solutions to a health but above all human problem".