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<p>This is a fast-moving situation and Italy, Malta and Libya are all adapting their
approach to the evolving threat posed by COVID-19. Their responses include dedicated
structures to quarantine rescued migrants, mandatory self-isolation for 14 days, testing
regimes and, in Libya’s case, disembarkation only in accordance with the Directorate
for Combatting Illegal Migration’s capacity to provide shelter. The UK is monitoring
these situations closely. In Libya, the UK continues to provide humanitarian support
in the healthcare sector.</p><p>The UK has contributed over £744 million of UK Aid
in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, including £20 million to the UN Refugees
Agency (UNHCR) to ensure UK Aid meets the needs of vulnerable groups such as refugees.
This includes providing access to health services and medical supplies, improving
shelters so people with symptoms can isolate, and making sure that there are adequate
hygiene supplies and facilities for hand washing in camps and large settlements, to
prevent the humanitarian disaster that mass infections among refugees would bring.</p>
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