# Ceuta steps up public health measures after mass migrant influx

https://mins.news/en/item/25683

- CGTN, 2026-08-16 14:01 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-16/Ceuta-steps-up-public-health-measures-after-mass-migrant-influx-1PEPUg9OFi0/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Authorities in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta have launched a nine-point plan after a recent surge in migrant arrivals. It expands tuberculosis surveillance, water monitoring, cleaning, disinfection and waste collection, with more than 100 additional sanitation and environmental workers assigned. Health Minister Monica Garcia is due to visit on Sunday.

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