A staff member at HMP Isle of Wight has tested positive for COVID-19, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.
It is not known where or which part of the prisons the person works in but the necessary steps have been taken to self-isolate and those who had been in contact with the person have been told.
A prison service spokesperson confirmed the case today (Friday) and said:
“We have robust and flexible plans in place to keep prisoners, staff and the wider public safe based on the latest advice from Public Health England.”
While a staff member has tested positive, there have been and are no current cases of COVID-19 in prisoners at HMP Isle of Wight across the sites.
On the Island, there have been 557 recorded positive cases of the virus — with 80 positive tests confirmed so far in October by Public Health England.
Data shows more cases have been confirmed in October than the last 4 months (June, July, August and September) combined.
EVERYBODY SELF ISO…….. oh sorry guys
Ha ha love that
Plans in place, obviously not robust enough and far too flexible. 80 positives is October, so that will be about 30% more than that then, seeing as reporting is delayed.
Hope staff ok who cares about scum in there cells hope they rot
‘Their’ not ‘there’ – don’t post until you learn to read and write English
How very rude!
Your life must be so sad to be so pedantic about that.
O what it like to be perfect no doubt you have someone in hmp k n o b
Think there should be a full stop at the end of your sentence.
Very true .
Its winter and the flu season is upon us !
Don’t panic .its not the black death! 1 person.wow call in the riot police.
Scarrmongering yet again..yawn.
Who care about those Nice folk in prison anyways.staff will be fine
Once in a century pandemic? I think not. Worth making fundamental rights conditional on the advice of a secret committee, appalling public health consequences and causing the worst economic depression in the history of the United Kingdom in the vain hope of suppressing one virus?