Covid-19: 14 inmates waiting to be released test positive at Seberang Prai Prison

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NIBONG TEBAL (Bernama): A total of 14 inmates at the Seberang Prai Prison, Jawi near here waiting to be released within a month were confirmed positive for Covid-19 on Sunday (Nov 1), says its director Zulkifli Abdul Manah.

He said all the prisoners were confirmed positive after undergoing the second Covid-19 screening test conducted by the Health Malaysia.

"It is now a prison procedure that prisoners waiting to be released have to undergo a Covid-19 screening test to ensure they are free of the pandemic so that the virus does not spread outside when they are released. "Currently, those who are positive are placed with other inmates who are confirmed positive, and all of them are in stable condition. They will only be released after they are fully recovered," he said when contacted by Bernama on Monday .

To date, the Seberang Prai Prison has recorded 270 positive Covid-19 cases with three active cases involving prison officers, all of whom have recovered and discharged from Penang Hospital. The Seberang Prai Prison and its area including staff quarters, which involved 2,110 inmates, 1,129 prison staff and family members, as well as 32 government employees, are currently under the enhanced movement control order until Nov 4. - Bernama

 

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