Producer
At least 55 male residents at a government detention center in Shinagawa, Tokyo have tested positive for the coronavirus. The cluster infection is drawing more attention to the conditions immigrant detainees are facing at such facilities.
Starting in mid-February, several people held at the detention center in Tokyo s Shinagawa District contacted NHK complaining of coughs and flu-like symptoms. These detainees have been in communication with NHK for months about the conditions in the facility. The Japanese government detains foreign residents who refuse deportation orders at these sites.
One of the detainees said 15 or 16 people housed in his cell block have been confirmed to be infected.