Syrian hunger strikers receive medical care

More than 100 Syrian nationals, among them women and children, who have set up an occupy camp opposite parliament in downtown Athens and are on hunger strike for a sixth day, were examined on Tuesday by Hygeia private hospital doctors, who also prescribed medicine where necessary.

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The medical exams were conducted in three ambulances and most of the cases requiring treatment were lung-related, like asthma, or skin problems.

A 14-year-old girl was taken to Mitera Hospital where she most likely will have her appendix removed, while an epilepsy incident was also handled by the doctors.

Interior ministry secretary general for population and social cohesion Angelos Syrigos underlined in response to the hunger strikers' demands that “the only solution available to them is to apply for asylum,” noting “there is no other way for them to exit the country legally”.

He also said that they should understand that they should apply for asylum to have free healthcare and all the advantages refugees have, noting that their applications will be approved immediately because they are Syrian refugees.

“They do not want to do this because if they apply here for an asylum they will not be able to apply for an asylum in another country and it is obvious that they do not wish to stay in Greece,” Syrigos said, noting that the Schengen agreement has to be observed.