‘We may die inside’: How India’s prisons became sitting ducks for Covid-19

United Kingdom News News

‘We may die inside’: How India’s prisons became sitting ducks for Covid-19
United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines
  • 📰 The Independent
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 59%

Overcrowded prisons with inadequate medical facilities have inmates in India terrified for their health as measures to contain the virus fall short. akshijain10 reports from Delhi Covid19India Covid19

Prisoners wait to be released on parole from Naini central jail in Allahabadailed Indian activist Umar Khalid woke up with a fever and a body ache in his Tihar prison cell in April this year. He immediately went to the jail’s medical facility to get tested for Covid-19, but was sent back with a few medicines.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

The Independent /  🏆 80. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Covid: India posts global record deaths after state revises dataCovid: India posts global record deaths after state revises dataIndia records 6,000 deaths in 24 hours stoking suspicions death toll is much higher than reported
Read more »

India wildlife officials reunite leopard cub with mumIndia wildlife officials reunite leopard cub with mumThe two-month old female cub was found stuck in a trench in a tea garden.
Read more »

COVID-19: Care sector widely disputes Matt Hancock's account of early handling of pandemicCOVID-19: Care sector widely disputes Matt Hancock's account of early handling of pandemicTwo care bosses express their anger at the health secretary's claim COVID may have got into homes via the people who work there.
Read more »

Hydroxychloroquine and zinc could increase some COVID survival by 200%Hydroxychloroquine and zinc could increase some COVID survival by 200%Hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug touted by Donald Trump as a preventative treatment for COVID-19, could significantly increase survival rates among severely ill patients.
Read more »

A new HIV emergency?A new HIV emergency?We must not forget the AIDS epidemic as the world focuses on COVID-19, urge Anne Aslett and Christine Stegling
Read more »

G7 leaders will reportedly call for fresh WHO Covid investigation and Biden declares “the US is back” | First ThingG7 leaders will reportedly call for fresh WHO Covid investigation and Biden declares “the US is back” | First ThingLeaked documents suggest demand for inquiry into Covid-19 origins, Biden declares ‘US is back’, and one Republican’s orbit-altering solution for climate change
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-24 22:04:48