Strict COVID-19 control measures implemented at BCF
Channel: Saint Lucia Government
Date: 2021-02-02

On Jan. 25, the Ministry of Health received notification that a correctional officer at the Bordelais Correctional Facility was diagnosed with COVID-19. On Jan. 26, Public Health Officials conducted an assessment of the situation at the correctional institution, where the close contacts of the confirmed case were identified and tested for COVID-19. A total of 35 individuals were tested. Eight inmates and one member of staff have since been confirmed positive.