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An inmate has tested positive for coronavirus in a Melbourne jail – SBS News
Victoria’s justice department says a prisoner has tested positive to COVID-19 at the Melbourne Remand Centre, with staff and other inmates to be tested.
An inmate has tested positive to coronavirus at a Melbourne jail, sparking concerns about the risk of the disease spreading behind bars.
The man was being held in isolation at the Melbourne Remand Centre and returned a positive test on Friday. He doesn’t have any symptoms.
Any staff members or other prisoners who may have come into contact with him will be tested as a precaution, the justice department says.
The inmate went into corrections custody on Monday.
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