Manston asylum centre death may have been caused by diphtheria
by Guardian staff and agency from World news | The Guardian on (#667HW)
Home Office says follow-up PCR test was positive and they are offering vaccinations to people at the Kent facility
A man's death at the Manston asylum centre may have been caused by a diphtheria infection, the Home Office has said.
Initial tests at a hospital near the centre in Kent, which has struggled with overcrowding and outbreaks of disease, came back negative - but a follow-up PCR test was positive.
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