Transfer and prevention of Covid-19 in prisons: A review study

Introduction Purpose:

Covid-19 epidemic emerged with the advent of the new SRAS-CoV-2 coronavirus in December 2019 in China. The risks of Covid-19 have increased due to overcrowding and poor preparedness in prisons, So that many Prisons now reporting high rates of infection and transmission among prisoners. Therefore, considering the importance of the subject, the purpose of this study is to review the transmission and prevention of Covid-19 in prisons.

The present study was a traditional review. Articles were obtained by November 2020 by searching databases of Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed and Google scholar, using keywords such as Covid-19, Prison, Transfer, Prevention and Personal hygiene.

In places such as prisons due to high population density and limited access to health facilities, the risk of infection and transmission of coronavirus is higher. personal hygiene through frequent washing of hands with soap and water or the use of alcoholic disinfectants and the use of face masks are the most important principles of prevention. also, disinfection of the prison environment should be repeated frequently to significantly reduce infectious diseases.

Although it is not entirely possible to maintain social distance to reduce the rate of disease transmission in prisons, overcrowding can be reduced in some situations by more careful planning. Despite the importance of these cases, the most effective way to prevent the spread of this disease in prisons is to reduce the prison population.