Management of the COVID-19 epidemic in a French immigration detention center.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of management of the COVID-19 epidemic in a French immigration detention center.

Design/methodology/approach: During containment in France because of COVID-19, the judicial authorities had to deal with the risk of contamination within immigration detention centers (IDC). In the Paris IDC, which can usually receive up to 240 individuals, measures have been taken to limit the risk of contamination by releasing individuals without prior judicial conviction and testing the others by a nasal swab.

[Evaluating the total incapacity to work: implementing French National Authority for Health guidelines in clinical practice].

Total incapacity to work (TIW) is a legal concept that allows magistrates to assess the severity of violence against persons. The TIW is the duration of the victims' inability to fulfil their usual activities and is determined by physicians. Professional guidelines from the French National Authority for Health indicate that TIW applies both to physical and psychological problems.