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In Urdorf, rejected asylum seekers live in emergency accommodation. Now there has been a crown bud there. Critics have long criticized the harsh conditions that favored an outbreak. The Security Directorate contradicts this.
The entrance to the emergency accommodation for rejected asylum seekers in Urdorf.
At the Urdorf return center, several people tested positive for the corona virus. According to the cantonal security department, 16 of the 36 asylum seekers living in the accommodation were infected. The cantonal social welfare office had all those who tested positive immediately transferred to separate accommodation in the former “Erlenhof” care center in the city of Zurich.
A quarantine had been ordered for the other rejected asylum seekers from Urdorf. They are also located in the “Erlenhof”, in a separate area. The quarantine is expected to last ten days. The two infected caregivers went into home quarantine. After that, the asylum seekers would return to Urdorf.
People who do not want to leave the country
Around 300 people live in various emergency shelters in the canton of Zurich. These are people whose asylum applications have been rejected and who are unwilling to leave. They live indoors and receive 8 francs 50 in emergency aid a day. Living conditions in emergency shelters have long been criticized by relevant organizations. With the outbreak of the crown crisis, attention turned to the hygienic situation.
Dietiker’s GP, Theo Leutenegger, has been caring for the people living in the Urdorf transit center for several years. Compared to “20 Minuten”, he criticized the living conditions: “Closed rooms, tight spaces – the crown outbreak was only a matter of time.” Because residents of the return center can often be found in malls, restaurants or on the street, there is now another danger, Leutenegger says. “If things get stupid, Urdorf could now become a crown hotspot.”
In the past, security director Mario Fehr (sp.) Has always resisted criticism that he considered excessive. People would be screened for the smallest symptoms. The occupancy density was reduced and isolation rooms were installed in the centers.
36 people where there was room for 180
According to the security department, there is room for 180 people in Urdorf, but the center is normally inhabited by a maximum of 80 people. Now there are 36 people as a result of Corona. Therefore, one cannot speak of strict conditions, says Andrea Lübberstedt, director of the cantonal social welfare office.
The organization “Where injustice becomes correct. . . “It says there was a man with cancer and respiratory problems in the accommodation. This information is not medically proven; the organization relies on the statements of the person concerned. Lübberstedt rejects the accusation. All vulnerable people have long been transferred to other places. She emphasizes that they reacted immediately to a standard procedure and worked closely with the health department. People would receive close medical care. “No one is seriously ill right now.”
