Article 5968R Asylum seeker held at former Kent barracks tests positive for Covid-19

Asylum seeker held at former Kent barracks tests positive for Covid-19

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Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent
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Exclusive: confirmed case at site follows warnings about unsanitary conditions

At least one asylum seeker housed in a former military barracks in Kent has tested positive for coronavirus, following repeated warnings about crowded and unsanitary conditions at the repurposed site.

Dozens of asylum seekers have been placed in quarantine in one of the redbrick blocks at Napier Barracks near Folkestone, which has been sealed off with black and yellow tape.

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