Uttar Pradesh prison Administration starts random testing in jails

Uttar Pradesh prison Administration starts random testing in jails
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Uttar Pradesh prison Administration starts random testing in jails
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After the death of an inmate in Agra Central Jail due to COVID-19, the Uttar Pradesh Prison Administration and Reform Department has started random testing of samples for coronavirus in all the prisons of the state, a senior official said on Sunday

Lucknow : After the death of an inmate in Agra Central Jail due to COVID-19, the Uttar Pradesh Prison Administration and Reform Department has started random testing of samples for coronavirus in all the prisons of the state, a senior official said on Sunday.

Fourteen jail inmates were quarantined following the death of the prisoner on May 8, Anand Kumar, DG of the Department of Prisons Administration and Reform, told PTI on Sunday.

He said 13 jail officials who looked after the barrack where the prisoner was lodged were also tested for COVID-19.

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