AP Exclusive: 1st fed inmate tests positive for coronavirus

The Associated Press ^ | March 22, 2020 | By MICHAEL BALSAMO

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON - An inmate at a federal jail in New York City has tested positive for coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case in the federal prison system.

The inmate, who is housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, complained of chest pains on Thursday, a few days after he arrived at the facility, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press. He was taken to a local hospital and was tested for COVID-19, officials said.

The inmate was discharged from the hospital on Friday and returned to the jail, where he was immediately placed in isolation, the agency said. The Bureau of Prisons learned Saturday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

The inmate remained isolated away from other prisoners on Saturday, but medical and psychiatric staff were visiting him routinely, officials said.

Officials said staffers at the Metropolitan Detention Center would continue to monitor the inmate and they were working to trace who he had contact with, as well as sanitizing “affected areas.” Other inmates who were housed with the man are also being quarantined, along with staff members who may have had contact with him.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[Lazamataz]

My three-point plan:

1) Release all prisoners from county jails and prisons nationwide.
2) Allow civilians to kill any criminal they encounter.
3) Fill the now-empty prisons and jails with coronavirus-infected people.

[Laslo Fripp]

Is that you, Andrew? Good day, Governor! 😈

[a fool in paradise]

what was the point of contact for the prisoner?

visitor?

staff?

another prisoner?

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we are all prisoners sheltering in place. does it prevent us from getting ill?

[a fool in paradise]

if prison staff can’t prevent prisoners from getting raped or murered, how are they supposed to prevent them from catching viruses?

[bagster]

what was the point of contact for the prisoner? visitor? staff? another prisoner?

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...complained of chest pains on Thursday, a few days after he arrived at the facility

Homeboy brought it in with him.

[a fool in paradise]

all incoming should be screened as a precaution.

now everyone must be screened

[a fool in paradise]

“AP Exclusive”

there should have been a public statement

does this violate HIPA?

[Vaquero]

Let me guess, Harvey Weinstein....and it’s terminal

[snarkytart]

try getting into see your dr. My PCP is not seeing anyone in person for two to three weeks as a precaution.

[a fool in paradise]

you aren’t being held at the dr’s office

[cranked]

I’d start by 1) testing all prison staff and 2) all new inmates. GG.

[moovova]

“AP Exclusive: 1st fed inmate tests positive for coronavirus”

So, we’re feeding prisoners now?

[a fool in paradise]

what woul they do in the case of a TB outbreak?

[cranked]

Dunno, but we are not talking TB are we?