According to the Home Office, there is “no indication at this time” that the death was “caused by an infectious condition.”
According to the Home Office, a resident of the Manston migrant processing center in Kent has died in the hospital.
They were admitted after falling ill, and they passed away on Saturday morning.
It is believed that the individual landed in the United Kingdom via a small boat on Saturday.
The Home Office stated that there is “no indication at this time” that the death was “caused by an infectious condition.”
The spokesperson noted that there will be no further remark until a post-mortem examination has been conducted.
At Manston, we take the safety and well-being of people in our care very seriously and provide health facilities staffed by skilled medical professionals around the clock,” he said.
The Home Office tweeted its “deep sadness” and “heartfelt sympathies to all those impacted”
In recent weeks, Manston has been at the center of controversy.
It is supposed to hold up to 1,600 people for no more than 24 hours, yet there were approximately 4,000 people on site earlier this month.
Temporary tents were erected to house the additional guests.
Unrest was “growing over the camp” as some refugees threatened to self-harm and go on hunger strikes.
A farmer from Eritrea reported sleeping on cardboard and being served cold hot dogs for lunch.
Others pleaded for assistance by throwing a message in a bottle over the boundary fence.
This week, it was announced that over 40,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel this year.
The United Kingdom and France have reached an agreement to decrease the number of individuals undertaking the perilous trek.
However, migration and law enforcement specialists stated that £8 million in additional money, a 40% increase in the number of personnel on French beaches, and improved intelligence sharing would not be sufficient to reduce the number of migrants.
