Greene County jail closes kitchen temporarily amid COVID-19 positives, lack of workers – Jaunumi – Moberly Monitor-Index – Moberly, MO

The Greene County jail has closed its kitchen quickly amid optimistic coronavirus assessments amongst inmate staff.

Ceturtdienas vakarā, trīs ieslodzītie, kuri strādāja, gatavojoties un piegādājot maltītes aptuveni 850 individuals incarcerated on the jail informed the Information-Chief that they had examined optimistic for the virus after feeling sick for a number of days.

In response to these optimistic assessments in addition to a scarcity of individuals “atbilstošs” būt personālam, cietums ātri slēdza virtuvi. Inmates had been being fed with ready meals from one other contractor, Greene County Sheriff’s Division spokesman Deputy Jason Winston stated.

“Inmate trustees are an enormous part to meals preparation in our jail,” he stated. “We at the moment would not have sufficient eligible inmates for trustee assignments, so we’ve quickly closed our jail kitchen.”

98 piesārņots starp šiem ieslodzītajiem

The coronavirus will not be believed to be transmitted through surfaces or meals. Kā elpceļu vīruss, it primarily spreads by respiratory droplets launched from individuals’s nostril or mouth after they breathe, klepus, speak or sneeze.

Tomēr, the brand new infections among the many inmate staff and others introduced the overall variety of optimistic coronavirus infections amongst incarcerated individuals to 98 no piektdienas pēcpusdienas, in accordance with a information launch.

No šiem, viens ieslodzītais atradās slimnīcā, 31 individuals had been displaying signs and 69 bija atveseļojies.

Šie skaitļi neattiecas uz personām, kuras ir uzsāktas.

However a report of testing numbers obtained by a public info request confirmed that as of Aug. 31, 110 inmates had examined optimistic, un 82 bija atveseļojies. Cietums bija iesniedzis 233 novērtējumi uz šo datumu.

No piektdienas, the jail information launch acknowledged 51 jail workers had examined optimistic, un 37 bija atveseļojies. No augusta. 31, 190 darbinieki tika pārbaudīti.

Virus spreading by ‘trailer jail,’ dažādi pakalpojumi

Visi šie skaitļi nāk pāris mēnešus pēc tam, kad Grīnas apgabalā tika ziņots par primāro koronavīrusa gadījumu “treileru cietums,” which sits adjoining to the primary constructing and homes as much as 108 privātpersonas atklātā, divstāvu stila mājoklis.

Most people within the trailer finally examined optimistic.

Pēc šīm pieredzēm, inmates and their relations informed the Information-Chief they hadn’t been supplied masks till after the primary case was reported and famous it was almost inconceivable contained in the jail to observe bodily distancing or take different precautions advisable to maintain the virus at bay.

The virus finally unfold to different areas inside the primary jail constructing, although the extent to which it has unfold remains to be unknown.

Šerifs Džims Ārnots, par savu pusi, stated in an interview final week he was doing the perfect he can, noting it is extremely troublesome to cease the virus from spreading because the jail books in lots of of individuals every month.

“You may solely do what you are able to do,” he stated. “We have finished a great job of protecting it out as of this level. Esam rezervējuši 7,000 individuals in since March and we have been in a position to mitigate it up till August. Visi bija pārsteigti, ka esam tikuši tik tālu.”

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