Public health response to an outbreak of SARS-CoV2 infection in a Barcelona prison

Abstract An outbreak of SARS-CoV2 infection in a Barcelona prison was studied. One hundred and forty-eight inmates 36 staff were evaluated by rt-PCR, 24.1% (40 prisoners, two health workers four non-health workers) tested positive. In all, 94.8% cases asymptomatic. The isolated module 4, which converted into an emergency COVID unit. There no deaths. Generalised screening the isolation evaluation people infected key measures. Symptom-based surveillance must be supplemented rapid contact-based monitoring order to avoid asymptomatic spread among prisoners community at large.