At least 72 inmates and 7 staff members of Arthur Road jail in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, the state government said on Thursday. All positive inmates will he shifted to GT Hospital and St George hospital in guarded vehicles Friday morning. The state government had directed complete lockdown was for eight prisons, including the Arthur Road Jail, and no one was allowed to leave prison. After that, samples of nearly 200 inmates and staff members were collected and the results came back on Thursday, confirming 79 positive. Mumbai's Arthur Road jail has the capacity of 800 inmates but there are over 2500 prisoners.

Source: dna May 07, 2020 16:30 UTC