I’m sitting here in Germany and have been for over three years. I can tell you that a refugee arrives in country...signs in via some police point or refugee collection point....gets bused to a temp place for a couple of days and is offered a brief point where medical attention can be provided (sores, cuts, pains, etc). No tests are done at temp station one.
Once you get to the more permanent center (where you likely sit for six to nine months before approval or disapproval), there is simply paperwork done. The Germans aren’t paying for extensive tests because you haven’t passed any threshold for anything.
Believe me, if there were tests and all the TB-affected folks were noted, there would be a bigger outcry going on. Same for HIV-testing.
So, at least within Germany....I don’t see any testing going on. I can vouch that the Greeks won’t spend a dime on HIV or any test. Same for eastern Europe. If someone is testing...show me evidence of such. It’s just not happening.
I appreciate your reply. I can believe that the very broke Greece is unlikely to be testing for much, if anything. Why spend money and time on people who are just passing through?
However, the Germans are sticklers about just getting a dog or cat passing through their country on an airplane; and, the article indicates that there is some degree of testing going on. After all, they are a destination for many of the refugees and not just a scenic route.
I think we could both agree that our present government is more likely to be following the Greeks’ methods of testing.