Belgium prison closes: Half of prisoners are infected with coronavirus

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The Belgian prison Namur has been closed, just as the inmates have been locked inside their cells after half of them tested positive for coronavirus. It writes AFP.

There are 132 inmates who are corona positive, while 60 out of 115 employees have also been tested positive. An inmate is hospitalized and the situation is described as “very serious”.

Jyllands-Posten report

 

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** This post was originally published on February 27, 2021 **