The number of confirmed coronavirus cases at a city hotel where asylum seekers are residing has tripled since Friday.
The total number of those to have tested positive at the Malays Guesthouse is now three.
Refugee and migrant homelessness charity Positive Action in Housing is now calling upon the housing provider, Mears Group, to step in to provide testing inside the hotel as fears have bee raised over the outbreak spreading further.
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The charity has called for the refugees to be transferred to "clean" and "unshared" accommodation as they say residents are "constantly frightened of catching the virus in the hotel".
It has been claimed that some residents have been told they can leave their rooms but some of the hotel staff then stopped them leaving the hotel, though some people have ventured outside.
Mears group earlier confirmed 44 asylum seekers are currently living in the hotel.
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Robina Qureshi, director of Positive Action in Housing said: "All people want is to be tested and moved to private unshared accommodation which would allow them the ability to control the hygiene of their accommodation and not be frightened of catching a virus through communal hotel living arrangements.
"Mears should never have crowded people into hotels and after so much tragedy, this is the result.
"The Scottish Government should be concerned about the public health implications of this failure to contain the virus and do something to help people in Malays to be tested and then leave."
A Home Office spokeswoman said: “The safety and wellbeing of asylum seekers and the local communities in which they live is of the utmost importance.
“We are aware that a small number of residents in temporary asylum accommodation in Glasgow have tested positive for Covid-19. We are working closely with Mears and local public health authorities to put in place appropriate precautions and make sure everyone stays safe.”
A Mears Grou[ spokesman said: "After identifying a COVID case at the McLays guest house, Mears is working closely with Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS, local public health officials, and the Council’s environmental health team, to keep service users safe.
"All these agencies have been on site since the COVID case was identified and have advised on arrangements. Testing arrangements are led by the NHS and any service user with symptoms will be tested.
"We have been communicating frequently with service users to keep them informed.
"An environmental health assessment was carried out on Friday and all safety measures, including cleaning, hygiene and use of PPP were approved.
"The NHS Asylum Health Bridging Team provides on site healthcare and support, including for mental health issues, and arrange referrals where appropriate."
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