Presenting outline of the steps taken by our team to set up a Covid Care facility within the Prison setting. The facility was set up at Camp Jail (Lahore District Jail) located on Ferozpur Road, Lahore.
A prisoner brought to Camp Jail developed symptoms of and later tested positive for COVID-19. This lead to almost 527 contacts. An outbreak was expected. To manage the situation , a COVID-19 Care Facility was established within the prison. The study describes the steps taken by the team to set up this facility.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
69
A COVID-19 facility was setup within the Prison. All positive prisoners were managed in the facility. If further intervention was required they were to be shifted to Services Hospital , Lahore.
Camp Jail / COVID-19 CARE FACILITY/ SIMS
Lahore, Pakistan
Recovery
Confirmed by double negative PCR results of specimen obtained via nasopharyngeal swabs
Time frame: 30 days
Mortality
Death of any of the patients who had tested positive at the Camp Jail
Time frame: 30 days
ICU admission
Any patient requiring admission to intensive care unit due to developing symptoms
Time frame: 30 days
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