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The Alan Kurdi, run by German group Sea-Eye, has been refused entry by Italy and Malta.
Italy’s transportation ministry said the move was needed due to the fact that Sicily’s health services were already extended.
Allowing the migrants to disembark from the Alan Kurdi ship, operated by the German humanitarian group Sea-Eye, would put too much pressure on the island’s local authorities, Italy’s civil security chief Angelo Borrelli said.
As of Sunday, Italy as a whole had reported 19,899 coronavirus deaths and more than 156,363 verified infections.
