Locking out the virus: management of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in an Italian prison

In this study, the authors describe the design and effective implementation of prevention and containment measures against SARS-CoV-2 within the walls of a correctional facility. The authors describe how they rapidly created clean confinement sections to isolate cases in an environment designed for security at the expense of virus containment and how educational efforts have played a vital role in their strategy.PMID:34323430 | DOI:10.1108/IJPH-12-2020-0100

Source: International Journal of Prisoner Health - July 29, 2021 Category: Criminology Authors: Ferdinando Cerrato Michele Esposito Agnese Drusiani Iuri Moi Eugenia Franciosi Nadialina Assueri Raffaella Campalastri Angelo Fioritti Source Type: research