"Hundreds of Rohingya rescued by Bangladesh and sent to a flood-prone island after being stranded at sea for weeks should be moved to existing refugee camps, the UN secretary general said. The appeal by Antonio Guterres to Bangladesh's foreign minister in a letter obtained Sunday by AFP comes as concern grows over a coronavirus outbreak in the sprawling, crowded camps near the border with Myanmar. The Rohingya were rescued in early May after floating adrift in the Bay of Bengal. Dhaka has said they were not sent on to the camps in the southeast as authorities were afraid they might have COVID-19. READ: Bangladesh says COVID-19 detected in Rohingya refugee camp - official Guterres said the 308 refugees on Bhashan Char island - a silty strip of land prone to violent and potentially deadly monsoon storms - should be moved to the camps after their time in quarantine is completed. Dhaka has not said how long they will remain in isolation. "While those rescued at sea may be quarantined for public health purposes, they must also be extended the protection they deserve as refugees," Guterres said in the letter to Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen dated Friday..."