Covid-19: Overstayers won't get tested over visa fears, advocates say
Riccardo De Luca/AP A person undergoes a test for Covid-19. (File photo) Many give fake names and move regularly to stay ahead of immigration authorities, which could provide a prime opportunity for the virus to spread, Lua said. He is a former overstayer who eventually gained citizenship, and said overstayers are experts at not being found. “These people are resourceful, that’s why they’re still here, they know how to hide,” Lua said. “If they don’t want to be found then you won’t find them. Supplied “So tell me, how are you going to contact trace them?”
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