Inmates of various prisons inJharkhandwill get card of three colours to help jail staff identify people more vulnerable to Covid and take safety measures accordingly.
There are only eight doctors for 30 prisons across Jharkhand and the jail department has requested the state to depute more manpower. The department has also requested a vaccination drive to inoculate prisoners and said its paramedics could be trained for the same.
The Covid prevention measures implemented by the department last year continue to remain in force. Prisoners are taken in only after a Covid test and new entrabts are kept separately for 14 days. All the prisoners are made to wear masks and maintain social distancing and the duration for them to make phone calls to their relatives has been increased.