Tony Lloyd, MP for Rochdale, has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care following the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the borough of Rochdale.
Tony Lloyd said, “As COVID-19 takes hold across the UK, it is looking increasingly likely that many people will be forced into some degree of self-isolation.
“However, the public information campaign on COVID-19 needs to reassure people that, whilst this is an epidemic, it could be better controlled if sensible advice is followed.”
There are half a million elderly and people particularly vulnerable to the Coronavirus in the country’s care homes, with managers in these homes looking for advice.
HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale is a particular example where prisoners and prison staff, who are forced to live and work in a close community with frequent movement, could create the perfect storm of disease transmission vectors.
In his letter to Matt Hancock MP, Tony Lloyd writes “If COVID-19 spreads as modelling suggests it will, some hard choices will need to be considered about how to protect groups that are more vulnerable to the disease.
“It is important that there is an early announcement on funding for public health given that Directors of Public Health still do not know their public health allocation for the next financial year starting next month.
“I look forward to your response to these comments.”
I’ve recently been told hmp Buckley hall are not dealing with anyone with cornavirus if any inmate get the virus the only thing that’s being done is black and red tape plastered all over the door with cornavirus wrote on it this is disgusting and this I know for a fact
Buckley hall these prisoners are ill help them