PRAYAGRAJ: The authorities of Naini central jail have managed to ensure cent percent vaccination of inmates aged above 45 years, informed senior jail superintendent, Naini central jail, P N Pandey.
So far, over 1,800 inmates above 45 years of age lodged at the Naini central jail have been fully vaccinated in two phases.
Pandey further maintained, “We have taken all corrective measures to check the spread of coronavirus on the jail campus, and have conducted over 18,000 tests so far.” In the second wave, as many as 121 inmates tested positive, but currently there is no positive case.
In both first and second Covid waves, a total of 531 inmates were found positive.
All 531 patients were treated at the Covid are centre inside the jail where they all had recovered.
No death was reported in the jail so far.
Pandey, meanwhile, said, “We have chalked out an effective plan to check any further spread of coronavirus, and strict measures have been implemented.
Over 18,000 tests have been conducted and 531 inmates tested positive in first and second Covid waves.” The jail administration is now preparing to vaccinate inmates between 18 and 45 years of age, and would approach the district health authorities in the same regard shortly.
Pandey added that the undertrials who were brought from outside were first kept at a temporary jail located inside the jail campus.
Before taking them to Naini central jail, the police authorities managed to conduct rapid antigen tests.
If they tested negative, they were allowed to enter the jail premises.
If an inmate tested positive, they were kept at the Covid care centre inside the jail.
When a positive inmate tested negative, he was sent to quarantine barracks for 14 days.
A Covid help-desk has been set up at the entry gate of the jail and sanitization exercise is being carried out in and around the jail campus.