By rdnewsNOW staff

COVID-19 tests come back negative

Lockdown ended at Bowden Institution

Mar 31, 2020 | 6:51 AM

The lockdown put in place at Bowden Institution on March 17 has ended.

Officials say the facility was placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure after inmates showed symptoms consistent with influenza.

“After clinical assessment, symptomatic inmates were tested for COVID-19 and the results for those tests are negative,” reads a release from Correctional Service Canada. “Testing for COVID-19 will be ongoing, as necessary, when recommended by public health authorities. As part of CSC protocols, inmates with symptoms are isolated from the general inmate population as a preventative measure.”

Visits to inmates, all temporary absences unless medically necessary, work releases for offenders, all inter-regional and international transfers of inmates all remain suspended as CSC works to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

CSC says it remains in close contact with its public health partners and continues to monitor the situation and engage with authorities.

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