• To ensure that foreign migrants live in rooms that have access to fresh air in and are protected against excessively high temperatures377 − window blinds were installed. There were no handles on the windows which could be opened only by an officer who had to consent to their opening; • To review the quality and quantity of food378 − the foreign migrants received three meals a day, including one hot meal, and beverages. The foreign migrants interviewed by the NMPT did not report any negative comments regarding the food. Recommendations that the NMPT has considered implemented in part: • To ensure nursing cover also on weekends; and to ensure that a person competent to provide first aid (which should include being trained in the application of CPR and the use of a defibrillator)379 is present throughout the week, including at weekends. The nurses worked from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and were all trained in first aid. Also, six Border Guard officers were trained in qualified first aid. The NMPT considered that in the light of the working hours of the nurses and the number of trained officers, further efforts were necessary in this respect and recommended that all officers be trained in qualified first aid; • To carry out full and detailed medical examinations of foreign migrants upon admission, in particular with regard to transmissible diseases (including tuberculosis). The medical screening should also aim at identifying possible victims of torture380 and be carried out in conditions ensuring confidentiality381. Medical records should only be accessible to medical staff382 and include, among other things, a special form (body chart) for registering injuries, photographs of the injuries (if taken) and relevant statements by the patient. In addition, injuries should be specified in a separate register383. The practice of conducting medical examination of persons admitted to the centre changed at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before, the examinations were carried out immediately, at the time of admission. During the pandemic, examination by doctor was preceded by isolation and testing for SARS-CoV-2. Foreign migrants were admitted to the 377 Ibid, para 39. 378 Ibid, para 41. 379 The CPT emphasized in its report that, ideally, the person providing first aid should be a qualified nurse. See para. 43 of the report, CPT/Inf (2018) 39. 380 Ibid, para 44. 381 Ibid, para 45. 382 Ibid, para 45. 383 Ibid, paras. 27 and 45. 141

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