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Home Office warned of ‘poor management’ of infectious diseases at Manston in July

A man from the Manston centre died at a hospital on November 19 from what may have been diphtheria

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

UK asylum seekers with diphtheria symptoms to be held in ‘isolation hotels’

Facilities similar to those used during Covid pandemic will house people showing signs of contagious disease

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Asylum seekers with diphtheria symptoms will be taken to 'isolation centres', minister says

The Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said those with symptoms will remain at the Manston migrant centre in Kent or be transported to isolation centres after the UKHSA confirmed an 'increase' in cases of the disease

Daily Mirror · Nov 28, 2022

Home Office records only one case of diphtheria at Manston despite 50 reported

Government urged to explain official data on number of people with the disease at asylum reception centre

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

Asylum seekers ‘contracted diphtheria overseas’ despite overcrowding, says minister

The dozens of asylum seekers who have contracted diphtheria had the highly-contagious disease before arriving in the UK, a Cabinet minister has said after the death of a man held at the Manston processing centre.

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2022

Asylum seekers ‘contracted diphtheria overseas’ despite overcrowding

Transport Secretary Mark Harper insisted the infections present an ‘extremely low risk’ to the wider public.

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022

Top Tory bats away diphtheria surge saying asylum seekers 'had it before they came'

Cabinet minister Mark Harper said asylum seekers had the deadly disease before they reached the UK as numbers were expected to hit 50 - with calls for Home Secretary Suella Braverman to resign

Daily Mirror · Nov 27, 2022

Manston asylum seekers with suspected diphtheria ‘moved around UK’ as cases rise

Government accused of putting migrants and hotel workers at ‘preventable risk’

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022

Diphtheria cases on the rise after disease linked to migrant’s death at Manston

Diphtheria is rare in the UK because babies and children have been routinely vaccinated against it since the 1940s

Wales Online · Nov 26, 2022

Diphtheria cases rising after disease linked to migrant’s death at Manston

Officials are expected to confirm that the number of cases of the highly-contagious disease has risen from 39 to about 50.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2022