Harvey Weinstein in hospital with Covid-19 and pneumonia

Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan criminal court (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been transferred from a New York City jail to a hospital to undergo treatment for a variety of health problems including Covid-19 and pneumonia in both lungs, his representatives said.

Weinstein, who is awaiting trial in New York on rape and sexual assault charges, was moved from the city’s Rikers Island jail complex to a locked ward at Bellevue Hospital.