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Recommendation 2
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We are deeply concerned that there was so little early access to testing for Covid-19...
Recommendation
We are deeply concerned that there was so little early access to testing for Covid-19 for asylum seekers housed in shared facilities, whether IA or dispersal, given the higher risk of spreading infection in accommodation where it is often difficult to self-isolate, and where there are other residents who are shielding. We heard from accommodation providers on 7 May that they had significant numbers of asylum seekers who were currently self-isolating but were not being tested. Testing and tracing should have been readily available and organised through accommodation providers from early on in the pandemic for anyone housed in institutional accommodation.
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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2 Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): institutional accommodation:
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