About 1,000 inmates and suspects remanded in Hong Kong prisons have tested positive for Covid-19 during the city’s worsening outbreak, forcing correctional authorities to turn one of their buildings into a third isolation facility.The Correctional Services Department (CSD) revealed that as of Wednesday, about 1,000 persons-in-custody had become infected whilst behind bars, with most cases appearing to be asymptomatic.More than 1,000 CSD employees were also unable to report to work as a result…
