Monkeypox fears lead to delay in sending Cork couple to prison

The judge said that the claim from the woman that she had monkeypox may have been either "a false alarm or manipulated ruse"

The judge said Cork Prison would have to accommodate the man and that the authorities would be able to manage the issue, referencing isolation cells used for Covid-19 and the fact that monkeypox spreads in a different way. File photo: Dan Linehan

Two people sentenced on Thursday but initially refused entry to prison over fears they may have the monkeypox virus are now going to jail.

It comes after the Governor of Cork Prison had appeared in court to outline his concerns over admitting a man, suspected of having the monkeypox virus, and convicted on Thursday this week for offences committed the previous day.