At least three inmates have died while 1,700 others have been infected with Covid-19 amid struggles to contain rising infections in prisons. One key aspect of keeping Covid-19 at bay is keeping the one-metre social distance. The prisons health services director Kisivuli Anzenga said occupancy in prisons is far much beyond the capacity despite the release of some inmates to check the numbers. With Covid-19 and after the review and release of some inmates, the occupancy is at 46,000. “The government has taken measures to isolate and treat prisoners infected with Covid-19 at Nairobi remand prisons.

Source: The Star October 24, 2020 08:36 UTC