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Another inmate who died tests positive for COVID-19 (Eagle News)–The first COVID-19-positive case at the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong has passed away. The Bureau of Corrections said based on a report it received, the 72-year-old woman passed away on Monday, April 27. The patient was hospitalized on April 13 after exhibiting symptoms of pneumonia. The BuCor has begun tracing and isolating inmates the patient had contact with. Earlier, the BuCor said initially, 18 […]
(Eagle News)– Eighteen more inmates and one Bureau of Corrections employee have tested positive in the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong. The BuCor said this was the result of the contact tracing done by authorities after a first inmate was admitted in a government hospital and tested positive for SARS CoV 2, which causes COVID-19. Corrections Superintendent Virginia Mangawit told the BuCor those who tested positive have mild symptoms, while some were asymptomatic. “They […]
(Eagle News)–A 72-year-old detainee at the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong City has tested positive for the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019. The Bureau of Corrections said in a Facebook post the detainee, whom it did not identify, was now being treated in Sta. Ana hospital. BuCor said based on information from Superintendent Virginia Mangawit of the facility, the patient has a history of diabetes and had been diagnosed at the CIW […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has deferred alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles’ transfer to the Correctional Institution for Women pending resolution of her appeal for her to remain detained in Camp Bagong Diwa. The anti-graft court instead ordered the Office of the Special Prosecutor to comment on the appeal of Napoles, who had cited security reasons in arguing against her transfer to the CIW after her conviction for plunder. The anti-graft court on […]
