The council report finds some people were not given fresh food or basic coronavirus protection.
Some refugees and asylum seekers have spent up to six months living in hotel rooms in Newcastle
Mears Group, which has managed asylum accommodation on behalf of the Home Office in the North East since 2019, said hotels were used because of an "acute shortage" of suitable homes.people's safety was "of the utmost importance". In April 2021 dozens of coronavirus cases were reported at the Novotel Newcastle Airport in Kingston Park, with the council's findings showing concern over a "lack of basic Covid protection."
The report also found reports of broken heating and blocked drains, and "increased community tensions" with the hotel locations becoming the target of far-right groups.
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