A Zimbabwean detained in a UK detention centre has spoken of his fear of contracting the dreaded coronavirus. The Zimbabwean spoke aft...
A Zimbabwean detained in a UK detention centre has spoken of
his fear of contracting the dreaded coronavirus.
The Zimbabwean spoke after one of the detainees at Brook
House removal centre on Tuesday tested positive for the virus.
Leo Nokaneng, a Zimbabwean national who has been in Brook
House since February, told the Independent that he has been advised to shield
himself during the pandemic because he has asthma.
“He was walking around, using the gym, using the IT room. I
think more people might be infected. I’m asthmatic, so its a worry. There are
so many other people at risk too. There’s not social distancing in here. We’re
in single cells now, but I’ve been told to shield for 12 weeks because of my
asthma. So I’m trying to do that, but I still need to go out to get my food.
People are still congregating in the food hall and in other parts of the
centre.”
The 30-year-old, who is detained on the basis of a crime he
committed 11 years ago and for which he has served his sentence, questioned why
the government was releasing thousands of prisoners from jail, but continuing
to hold immigration detainees despite there being no prospect of removal due to
travel bans.
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