Covid-19: China finds spike in cases in two jails, fires officials

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BEIJING (Reuters): The new coronavirus has spread in two prisons in China, infecting 234 people, and top officials deemed responsible for the outbreaks have been fired, authorities said on Friday (Feb 21).

The infections found in the two jails, in the northern province of Shandong and the eastern province of Zhejiang, made up most of the 258 newly confirmed cases outside the central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the virus, on Thursday.

The jail discovered its first case in a prison officer on Feb 13. Seven prison officials were also fired, authorities told a media briefing. A prison in Zhejiang province has also reported an outbreak, with 27 prisoners found to be newly infected this week. Shandong health officials said they had designated a hospital in Jining to treat the virus patients and would also allocate facilities within the prison for treatment.

 

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