COVID-19 in Canada says staff at the facility wasted weeks when responding to the rapidly spreading health crisis, and even slowed progress further to quell rising fears.The inmate, whom Global News is not identifying so as to ensure his safety, is among the 120 inmates at Mission Institution in B.C.’s Fraser Valley who got infected with the novel coronavirus earlier this year.
About a dozen staff members also tested positive before the outbreak was declared over on May 28, and one of the inmates later died of the disease.The outbreak forced the prison to go into lockdown in early April, which remains largely in place to prevent future cases within the facility.