BuCor suspends visitation amid COVID-19 suspects

As of Wednesday, April 15, 30 detainees at the Correctional Institute for Women are suspected of having coronavirus, classified as 'Suspect B' with no contact with confirmed cases.

A BuCor personnel is also a 'Suspect A', having had contact with an infected individual and is in self-quarantine.

Visitation at BuCor facilities has been suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In Quezon City Jail, a detainee suspected of dying from coronavirus had 20 close contacts inside his cell; however, testing results are pending for these individuals.

Nationwide, there have been no confirmed cases in BJMP facilities as of Monday, April 13, with 21 detainees isolated and swabbed due to contact with a deceased inmate whose cause of death was suspected to be related to coronavirus.