California’s San Quentin prison declined free coronavirus tests and urgent advice — now it has a massive outbreak

California’s San Quentin prison declined free coronavirus tests and urgent advice — now it has a massive outbreak

Coronapod: Outbreak at San Quentin

Prison authorities in California declined free coronavirus tests and urgent advice from scientists. Now, San Quentin State Prison is grappling with the second-largest coronavirus outbreak in the United States. In this week’s COVID-19 podcast, the Nature news team discusses what happened, and how similar tragedies in prisons can be prevented.

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Nature Coronapod | 46 min listen
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