To decrease the introduction of COVID-19, in-person visitation programs were temporarily limited at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities. After consultation with the California Department of Public Health, and in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, in-person visitation was reintroduced on April 10, 2021, with COVID-19 mitigation strategies. To assess the risk of visitation as a mode of entry for COVID-19 into a prison setting, data were gathered demonstrating the number of visitors who were not allowed into the prison due to a positive COVID-19 test prior to visitation. The number of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 after interaction with visitors was also assessed. Between April 10 and June 27, 2021, 33,212 visitors participated in the in-person visiting program. Eight visitors received positive test results prior to entry. Between January 1 and October 1, 2021, 19,025 patients received a total of 93,135 visitations. Of these, 66 patients received positive test results from post-visit testing. These data suggest that when appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented, the visitation process is not a significant contributor to COVID-19 entry into the prison facility when compared with the total number of COVID-19 cases among patients.

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降低州监狱系统内亲自探视期间 SARS-CoV-2 传播的风险。

为了减少 COVID-19 的传播，加州惩教与康复部设施的面对面探视计划暂时受到限制。在与加州公共卫生部协商后，并根据疾病控制和预防中心的指导方针，2021 年 4 月 10 日重新引入了面对面探视，并制定了 COVID-19 缓解策略。为了评估探视作为 COVID-19 进入监狱环境的一种方式的风险，收集了数据，显示因探视前 COVID-19 检测呈阳性而被禁止进入监狱的探视人数。还评估了与访客互动后 COVID-19 检测呈阳性的患者人数。2021年4月10日至6月27日期间，共有33,212名参观者参加了现场参观活动。八名访客在进入前检测结果呈阳性。2021年1月1日至10月1日期间，共有19,025名患者就诊93,135人次。其中，66 名患者的就诊后检测结果呈阳性。这些数据表明，当实施适当的缓解策略时，与患者中的 COVID-19 病例总数相比，探视过程并不是导致 COVID-19 进入监狱设施的重要因素。