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A new committal who was in quarantine at Her Majesty\u2019s Prison medical facility has tested positive with Covid-19.<\/p>

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The newly remanded prisoner poses no threat to the prison staff or the general population as the inmate never came in contact.<\/p>\n

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Any person who is remanded to prison must be quarantine before they are mixed with the general population, that is one of the safety protocols that was put in place during the pandemic.<\/p>

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Contact tracing has commenced.<\/p>

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