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Coronavirus: Dozens of asylum seekers forced to eat in communal area in breach of Covid-19 measures NewsColony Dozens of asylum seekers living in shared accommodation are being forced to eat in communal spaces in close proximity to one another in breach of social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic. Campaigners have raised alarm after video footage emerged from an accommodation centre in Wakefield showing more than 60 people eating and queueing for food in one room, with little distance between them. The Independent understands no measures have been taken in Urban House, which is run by housing and care provider Mears Group under a Home Office contract and holds up to 330 people, to prevent residents from having to eat meals in one room and share washing facilities. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now One asylum seeker who was living in ...