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Full medical screening starts in refugee center in Harmanli

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At the end of the current or at the beginning of the next week medical examinations of some 3000 people will start in the refugee center in Harmanli. This was what head of the Regional Health Inspectorate in the town of Haskovo, Dr. Sonya Dimitrova, told the BTA. Specialists on infections, skin diseases and parasitosis will examine the migrants. The center has been temporarily closed because of doubts over diseases and concerns of residents of Harmanli.



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