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OccultHawk · 05-20-2020, 05:05 AM

Virus Raged at City Jails, Leaving 1,259 Guards Infected and 6 Dead
Correction officers in New York City live in fear of bringing the virus home to families. They say the city has not protected them

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A struggle to get tested

As the virus swept through the jails in March, one of the biggest complaints among officers was the lack of testing. Several said they sought tests at state-run sites, but, like many people, they were turned away.

One veteran officer said he lost his sense of taste and smell in mid-March, then got a slight fever. He went to a drive-though testing site, but the medical staff, seeking to conserve tests, told him to quarantine for 14 days instead.

Without a positive test result, he was required by his superiors to continue to work, and his symptoms worsened, he said. He had a cough and was sneezing. He did not have a mask, he said, or access to hand sanitizer.

NYTimes