The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have suspended jail visits temporarily amid the coronavirus outbreak.
BuCor director-general Gerald Bantag ordered a week-long suspension of visitation privileges in all prison facilities starting Wednesday, March 11.
BJMP spokesman Chief Inspector Xavier Solda announced an indefinite suspension of visits to jails in Metro Manila housing thousands of inmates, with no set end date but may review measures in two weeks.
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