MANILA, Philippines (Update 2, 12:15 p.m.) — Nine inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology tested positive for COVID-19, its spokesperson said Friday. Major Xavier Solda, bureau spokesperson, confirmed this to Philstar.com in a text message. The inmates were placed in isolation from last week, at the newly established isolation facility at Payatas in Quezon City. There are around 40 of them and we had them swabbed,” Solda said pertaining to the test procedure for COVID-19. The Bureau spokesperson also said that they will conduct “random sampling” of inmates in QC jails to double check the situation of the inmates.

Source: Philippine Star April 17, 2020 03:36 UTC