Without wishing to labour the point, allowing outbreaks of diphtheria at Manston, indeed anywhere, is a terrible idea for many reasons. At a humanitarian level it is grotesque of course, but it's also utterly self defeating. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/diphtheria-strain-nhs-manston-case-b2239731.html #epidemiology #diphtheria #disease #PublicHealth

...and they ignored it. Horrifying, cruel, self defeating and just plain grotesque. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/diphtheria-migrants-manston-home-office-b2236127.html #Manston #PublicHealth #Diphtheria

Asylum seekers hospitalised with diphtheria as monthly infections rise by 50% after Manston centre death | The Independent
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50 diphtheria cases have been reported in asylum seekers so far in 2022 - a significant increase on 2021

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/manston-asylum-centre-diphtheria-hospitalised-b2234573.html