 Ensure in cooperation with the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health that the risk of infection spreading within the facilities and the needs for elimination these risks are assessed; Also develop a COVID-19 prevention and control plan in penitentiary establishments  Apply the mechanisms provided by the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure for persons with chronic diseases and the elderly who do not pose a real threat to public safety, to ensure the release from serving a sentence of a convicted person due to old age; In case this is not possible, from an epidemiological point of view, prisoners of special risk should be placed in safe conditions under special medical supervision.  Conduct training of both medical and non-medical staff of the establishments on infection control (with a special focus on COVID-19), including the use of personal protective equipment  Provide the necessary personal hygiene Items at the expense of the state for all prisoners and effectively monitor their use  Ensure in the facilities that the detainees with symptoms of respiratory disease used the face masks in the establishments  Provide prisoners with access to information on preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus, such as posting information posters, handing out information leaflets to prisoners and showing videos  Provide periodic testing of prisoners on Covid-19  Provide vaccination of penitentiary staff and prisoners to COVID-19 Health care To the Minister of Justice of Georgia  Amend the regulations of penitentiary facilities and stipulate that the meeting of medical staff with prisoners is confidential, and in case of the presence of a third party, the reason for the presence should be reasoned in writing  Fill the vacancies in the medical unit as soon as possible  Ensure that the number of nurses in the establishments is at least doubled  Given the epidemiological situation in the country, observing all measures of infection control, ensure the resumption of visits of medical specialists in the establishments  Ensure the updating of the planned medical referral, taking into account the current epidemiological situation in the country, observing all measures of infection control  Provide professional training and study events for the medical staff of the establishments within the framework of continuous medical education  Introduce an electronic information system for medical staff and the whole penitentiary system to eliminate deficiencies related to the production of medical documentation.  Develop a strategy for attracting mental health service providers  Introduce periodic mental health screening of prisoners in penitentiary establishments 76

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