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Dozens released from Yarl's Wood after detainee diagnosed with Covid-19
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott and shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti during a visit to Yarl's Wood Immigration detention centre in Bedford, in 2018

DOZENS of women have been released from Yarl’s Wood detention centre after a detainee was diagnosed with Covid-19 over the weekend, it was reported today.

The Home Office confirmed that a detainee had tested positive for the virus on Sunday, a day after women were ordered not to leave their rooms as a precaution.

Campaigners and detainees told the Morning Star that dozens have been released over the past few days.

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