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Similar clusters have also appeared Greece and Portugal:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland">Echinos, in northern Greece, was put under a local “smart lockdown”
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">19 neighborhoods in the Lisbon region were affected
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There are several reasons why these poor communities are suffering outbreaks:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💊" title="Tablette" aria-label="Emoji: Tablette">Worse access to health care
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😷" title="Gesicht mit Mundschutz" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Mundschutz">Less access to information about how to protect against the virus
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Years of neglect of these communities have allowed a whole host of inequalities to build up in terms of:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎓" title="Doktorhut" aria-label="Emoji: Doktorhut">Education
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💼" title="Aktenkoffer" aria-label="Emoji: Aktenkoffer">Job opportunities
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏡" title="Haus mit Garten" aria-label="Emoji: Haus mit Garten">Housing
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💉" title="Spritze" aria-label="Emoji: Spritze">Health care
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There’s also a risk these outbreaks cause deep divisions within populations.
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Governments must strike a difficult balance.
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The crisis is providing a much-needed reminder of the many failings in economic and social integration across Europe.
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