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COVID-19 spreading at Belize Central Prison

HeadlineCOVID-19 spreading at Belize Central Prison

BELMOPAN, Thurs. Oct. 29, 2020– A late report this evening from the Ministry of Health says that as part of its continued active surveillance across the country, the Ministry deployed a team of officers from its headquarters and the Central Health Region to assess the developing situation at the Belize Central Prison.

“There was an initial desktop review of surveillance, containment measures, and random testing across the prison on October 27, 2020. This has resulted in 190 samples being processed with the SD Biosensor rapid antigen tests and 90 samples being reactive for COVID-19,” said the release.

The Ministry says that it is working closely with prison officials to further manage and contain the spread at the prison facility, and has advised that further sanitary measures be taken to continue to safeguard the overall health of the inmates.

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