Prisons are “in no way equipped” to deal with COVID-19....from the Lancet

From The Lancet:

Prisons are "in no way equipped" to deal with COVID-19

"We will probably never know the extent to which coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has penetrated the world's prisons and detention centres. Testing capacity and the supply of personal protective equipment are already constrained, and inmates are rarely a priority. Nonetheless, at least one prison has done mass testing...... "

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