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Fresh calls to release Yarl's Wood detainees after woman inside is diagnosed with coronavirus
Yarl's Wood
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A WOMAN diagnosed with coronavirus while being held in Yarl’s Wood detention centre sparked fresh calls today for all immigration detainees to be released.
The Home Office confirmed on Sunday that a detainee at the notorious immigration centre in Bedfordshire had tested positive for Covid-19.
Women for Refugee Women reported that many detainees there have underlying health conditions but have not been given any extra protection or advice.
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