Kanpur: 14 new inmates, including a woman, lodged at the district jail here were found to be HIV positive during an annual medical camp conducted by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), jail authorities said.
The jail already had 11 inmates who are HIV positive and have been receiving treatment.
Jail superintendent Vipin Mishra said the authorities hold routine HIV checks for all inmates - including convicts and undertrials.
Following this, a counsellor was brought in to counsel affected patients.
He added "Since HIV positive inmates include both convicts and undertrials, it is difficult to detect since when they have been carrying by the virus."
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
The jail already had 11 inmates who are HIV positive and have been receiving treatment.
Jail superintendent Vipin Mishra said the authorities hold routine HIV checks for all inmates - including convicts and undertrials.
Following this, a counsellor was brought in to counsel affected patients.
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He added "Since HIV positive inmates include both convicts and undertrials, it is difficult to detect since when they have been carrying by the virus."
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(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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