Health will be in attendance at the COVID-19 outbreak in Bayamón prison

Doctor Carlos Mellado. – archive

The agency’s designated secretary, Carlos Mellado, assured that he will draft the plan to contain infections


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Monday, January 4, 2021 at 10:57 PM

Doctor Carlos Mellado. – archive

The designated Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Carlos Mellado, reported today, Monday, that the agency will be present at the COVID-19 outbreak reported in a Bayamón prison.

According to information from the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DCR), about 143 inmates were affected by the outbreak.

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‘Epidemiologists at the Ministry of Health They will attend the COVID-19 outbreak in the DCR and prepare the plan to contain the infections, ”Mellado said in a tweet.

“They will undergo the necessary tests and treatments to handle the situation and ensure the health of everyone in the correctional system,” he added.

Earlier this evening, the DCR confirmed an outbreak in module 1 of the Bayamón 501 correctional institution. According to the designated secretary, Ana Escobar Pabón, 141 of the infected prisoners remain asymptomatic.

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