(CNN) A federal judge Tuesday denied singer R. Kelly's request to be released from a Chicago federal prison due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kelly's attorney asked March 26 that his client be released on bail, arguing that he is at risk of contracting coronavirus.

Because the Bureau of Prisons has suspended legal and social visits as part of its efforts to prevent coronavirus outbreaks at its facilities, the singer hasn't been able to meet with his attorneys, his legal team further argued.

US District Judge Ann Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York, who is presiding over one of two federal cases again Kelly, was not convinced.

The defendant had not demonstrated any change in circumstances to counter the court's previous conclusion "that he is a flight risk and that he poses danger to the community, particularly to prospective witnesses," she said in a ruling.

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