![FOLKESTONE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 30: Asylum Seekers walk near police cars at Napier Barracks following a fire in one of the blocks that police have said was started deliberately, on January 30, 2021 in Folkestone, England. Napier Barracks, part of the disused Somerset House Sir John Moore Army Barracks, has been used since last summer to house Asylum Seekers arriving from France to the South Coast. It has been reported that 120 of the 400 people being housed there have caught Coronavirus and a visiting doctor had described the living conditions as "inhumane". (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TD64TFN23URL36KXYHR4YWLLNU.jpg?smart=true&auth=f950f19cdb46d107d90335652785a36f4841883f5a4caae67e04b9e9ce2474f3&width=400&height=225)
Almost 200 coronvirus cases have been linked to an army barracks in England used to house asylum seekers. Getty
Almost 200 coronvirus cases have been linked to an army barracks in England used to house asylum seekers. Getty
Priti Patel blames ‘mingling’ asylum seekers for Covid outbreak at UK barracks
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