Newspaper pitches Covid-19 ‘internment camps’

A Scottish paper asked readers whether the nation should follow Australia’s lead in locking up people who may be infected with the virus

Scotland’s largest newspaper has floated the idea of creating internment camps to forcibly detain residents who have tested positive for Covid-19 or who are “suspected” of being infected.

The Daily Record tabloid questioned its Facebook followers about the policy on Tuesday, noting that “Australians are being detained in Covid internment camps for 14 days if they test positive or are suspected positive.” The outlet then asked[1]: “Should we follow their lead?”

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