How Can Jails Keep COVID-19 at Bay? ID Specialists Weigh In

With jails and prisons joining nursing homes as prime loci for COVID-19 clusters in the U.S., infectious disease specialists are offering specific advice on containing these outbreaks within these facilities and in surrounding communities.

Alysse Wurcel, MD, a Tufts Medical Center physician in Boston who serves as a liaison for the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, said she tells facilities that they should follow CDC recommendations to incorporate COVID-19 screening questions into the standard intake process