Harvey WeinsteinhasCovidagain and is back in a New York hospital as his attorneys prepare for a pretrial on sexual assault charges against the incarcerated producer.
Craig Rothfeld, Mr. Weinsteins authorized representative and prison consultant, confirms that Mr. Weinstein has been brought back to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward so that he can be treated for the myriad of health conditions that he is still afflicted with on a daily basis, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid on his heart and lungs, and various other conditions, his lawyers told Deadline on Thursday.
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In addition, Mr. Weinstein tested positive for Covid and contracted double pneumonia in his lungs.
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We continue to express our gratitude to the officers, doctors and nurses at DOCS, CHS, and NYC H+H who saw to it that Mr. Weinstein was immediately transferred to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward and will continue working hand in hand with them to ensure Mr. Weinstein receives proper medical treatment.
A Manhattan judge earlier this month set a tentative start date of the rape retrialfor November 12, but said he was open to an earlier date depending on how quickly prosecutors move through the grand jury.
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