Four prisons in New York State have become breeding grounds for COVID-19. What should criminals do?

Overseas network reported on August 1 1 that four prisons in new york have become breeding grounds for novel coronavirus. According to the New York State Department of Corrections, four prisons in new york? The infection rate in Shawankek Prison, Valkiel Prison, Fishkill Prison and Greenhaven Prison is 4.6%, which is almost 2.5 times that of the state (1.9%).

1. Prison is the breeding ground of COVID-19;

As we said at the beginning of this crisis, prisons are breeding grounds for COVID-19, and the New York State Department of Corrections has no plans to protect this group. The Legal Aid Association said in a statement that prisoners are at high risk of contracting novel coronavirus, and the situation is not optimistic. In Shawangkun Prison, according to the report of the United States Department of Corrections from August 7 to August 8, the number of detainees who tested positive more than doubled (from 47 to 10 1). The Correctional Services Department has tested 20% of prisoners in its facilities, and the actual number of infected people is higher than reported.

2. Many prisoners in new york prison are infected with this virus:

In July this year, the state department of corrections and community supervision conducted a novel coronavirus test on all asymptomatic detainees over 55 years old. 75% of the confirmed prisoners are from four prisons in the Hudson Valley. On July 24th, the Correctional Services Department tested 3,202 asymptomatic prisoners in 4 prisons, among which 148 was positive. As of August 10, a total of 754 prisoners in all prisons in New York State were confirmed to be infected with this novel coronavirus.

3. People infected with the virus have different symptoms:

People infected with the virus will have different degrees of symptoms, some just have a fever and cough, some will develop into pneumonia, and some will die seriously. The mortality rate of the virus is 2% to 4%, which is an early percentage and may change as more information is obtained. This does not mean that it is not serious, but the virus-infected person may not face serious consequences.

Lung involvement. There are consolidation, exudation, inflammatory cytokine infiltration and inflammatory cell infiltration in the lungs. Many secretions can be seen in bronchioles, blocking small airways and affecting gas exchange. Under the electron microscope, virus particles can be seen in the lungs. Detect virus with nucleic acid. The immune system is seriously affected. There is an obvious correlation between leukopenia, lymphopenia and progressive death. Low immunity, easy to be infected by bacteria and fungi.