Court 16 of Bellavista Prison of Medellín quarantined

From this Sunday, July 22, for an outbreak of chicken pox, visits to detainees were prohibited.

The sanitary situation of five prisoners of the patio 16 of Bellavista Prison, North of Medellín, the authorities declared a quarantine situation to prevent the spread of the virus of the varicella.

Since July 16, the penitentiary has asked the Ministry of Health to examine the condition of patients and to make a diagnosis of risk to other inmates. However, according to Jorge Carmona, human rights defender of the prison population, the measure was taken last Saturday.

"An emergency meeting was held with the Ministry of Health and was taken preventive measure to prevent the spread of this disease " Noticias Caracol the dragon Luis Alberto Pinzón, president of the Workers' Union of Inpec.

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The situation triggered non-compliance by families who had already purchased food and toiletries and went to Medellin to visit on Sunday. "Approximately, the most affected people are 350 people, close to the detainees, who were not notified in time of the ban on admission. They informed them this Sunday after 20:00 "he told El Colombiano Jorge Carmona, human rights defender of the prison population.

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Courtyard 16 houses 460 people who hope to soon receive visits from their families, and improved health conditions in prison that led to the epidemic.