Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus
Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a prison union boss.
The President of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Michael Powers, confirmed that the disgraced movie producer and convicted rapist is now in isolation after the test results (as first reported by the Niagara Gazette).
Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence at the Wende Correctional Facility just outside Buffalo, New York, having been transferred there days earlier from Rikers Island.
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Powers told Reuters that he learned the news on Sunday morning and is now worried about the corrections officers, who he said did not have the correct protective equipment. He also explained that several staff have been quarantined.
Weinstein's legal team stated that they had not been informed about the coronavirus diagnosis.
Imran Ansari said: "Given Mr Weinstein's state of health, we are of course concerned, if this is the case, and we are vigilantly monitoring the situation."
Digital Spy has reached out to Weinstein's reps for any further comment.
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Having just turned 68 years old, Weinstein was escorted to Bellevue Hospital in New York earlier this month with heart complaints.
He was also seen attending court using a walker during his New York trial, in which he was found guilty of two of the five charges levelled against him and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
His lawyers have said that they will appeal his convictions.
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