Lucknow:

At the least 36 prisoners at Lucknow District Jail examined optimistic for HIV throughout well being checks performed in December 2023. The overall depend of HIV-infected prisoners within the jail now stands at 63, the jail administration stated. 

The jail authorities cited the unavailability of HIV testing kits since September as the explanation behind the delayed testing, which in the end occurred in December.

In response to the authorities, the vast majority of the contaminated inmates are people with a historical past of drug dependancy. The administration claims that these prisoners have been uncovered to the virus by the usage of contaminated syringes outdoors the jail premises. The jail authorities have claimed that no prisoner has contracted HIV after coming into the jail.

To deal with the scenario, all HIV-positive inmates at the moment are receiving common remedy at a hospital in Lucknow. The jail administration stays vigilant, monitoring the well being of the contaminated prisoners carefully.

Regardless of the alarming numbers, the administration has assured that there have been no fatalities attributable to HIV an infection prior to now 5 years. All contaminated inmates are reportedly working in the direction of their well-being and containment of the virus throughout the jail partitions.

The sheer variety of inmates contaminated with the virus has raised issues concerning the total well being and security circumstances within the Lucknow District Jail. Authorities are anticipated to conduct a radical investigation into the supply of the virus and evaluate current well being protocols to stop additional unfold throughout the jail inhabitants.