Suella Braverman ‘did not act’ on warnings about diphtheria outbreaks at migrant centres throughout mainland Europe
- An alert was issued an alert greater than seven weeks in the past
- A person who died after being held at Manston examined constructive for diphtheria
- UKHSA confirmed 50 instances amongst asylum seekers arriving within the UK this 12 months
- The Residence Workplace introduced it was establishing new ‘safe isolation inns’
Suella Braverman has been accused of failing to behave on warnings that diphtheria was rising in migrant reception centres on the Continent.
The European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management issued an alert greater than seven weeks in the past urging governments to step up measures together with vaccination in opposition to the an infection. It warned these with confirmed or suspected instances needs to be remoted.
However by the tip of October – about three weeks after the warning – a backlog of as much as 4,000 individuals had constructed up on the Residence Workplace‘s Manston processing centre in Kent.
Public well being specialists later raised issues concerning the illness’s unfold as migrants have been moved to inns throughout the UK.
Suella Braverman has been accused of failing to behave on diphtheria warnings in migrant centres
A person who died on November 19 after being held at Manston has now been confirmed to have examined constructive for diphtheria, however the precise reason for his dying is but to be decided. Shadow Residence Secretary Yvette Cooper mentioned final night time Mrs Braverman ‘has clearly did not act on public well being details about diphtheria for months – that is utterly chaotic’.
She added diphtheria was fast to deal with and vaccinate in opposition to however the Residence Secretary and her officers ‘are nonetheless failing to verify everybody who has been in Manston is now screened or vaccinated – they should get a grip’.
Simon Fell, a Tory member of the Commons dwelling affairs committee, mentioned the Residence Workplace wanted ‘to be on the entrance foot so they aren’t dispersing issues across the nation into our communities’.
The Residence Workplace introduced yesterday it was establishing new ‘safe isolation inns’ for migrants displaying signs of diphtheria or different infectious ailments.
The UK Well being Safety Company has confirmed 50 diphtheria instances amongst asylum seekers arriving within the UK to this point this 12 months.
The Residence Workplace mentioned it was working intently with the NHS and UKHSA on the difficulty.
A person who died on November 19 after being held at Manston (pictured) has now been confirmed to have examined constructive for diphtheria, however the precise reason for his dying is but to be decided
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