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Positive case sees coronavirus seep into prisons – Noosa News
Victoria’s two biggest prisons have been exposed to COVID-19 after an infected prisoner was transferred between the facilities.
Two of Victoria’s biggest prisons have been exposed to COVID-19 after the first recorded case in a prisoner.
The prisoner was tested for coronavirus when he arrived at Melbourne Assessment Prison on Monday.
He was transferred to the Metropolitan Remand Centre on Wednesday before his test results were confirmed.
The test came back positive on Friday and the prisoner was placed into isolation.
A Department of Justice and Community Safety spokeswoman said the prisoner is asymptomatic and was in…
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