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The Internal Security Directorate confirmed that the situation in the Roumieh prison is “under control” (Hussein Baydoun)
Today Saturday, the Lebanese Minister of Health of the interim government, Hamad Hassan, announced that cases of coronavirus were registered in the Roumieh prison (North Matn district) of several security forces and a limited number of detainees.
He noted that “for this he spoke quickly with the Minister of the Interior and Municipalities, the Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister, and now they are working on securing two hospitals in the Bekaa and a hospital in the capital for prisoners and detainees, while working on a field center according to a tight plan. “
“The number of injured among the security forces is 12, but most of them do not show symptoms. There are controls that will be carried out on the prisoners and detainees to ensure that the virus is not transmitted.”
For his part, the reporter for the Prison Committee of the Tripoli Bar Association, Muhammad Sablouh, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that “two injuries are being confirmed in the Roumieh prison and an increase in temperature among several prisoners in the Building B, which caused a great panic inside the prison. In addition, there is a shortage of medicines and a lack of medical attention. “
The two Beirut chief lawyers and doctors, Melhem Khalaf and Sharaf Abu Sharaf, had a series of contacts with stakeholders “to prevent this dangerous matter, as a rapid treatment plan is the only solution to avoid the worst, in order to preserve the health of both the prisoners and their custodians of the security forces and the medical and nursing staff, “according to a statement. .
The two presidents called for “immediate and effective measures, and we are fully prepared to keep pace with these measures and procedures, especially as the doctors and lawyers unions in Beirut continue to warn and pay attention to this problem and work diligently to combat this epidemic and provide all necessary support. “
Linking a statement issued by the Heads of Lawyers and Doctors in Beirut, on 9/12/2020, following the news circulating that some prisoners in the Roumieh central prison were infected with the Coronavirus:#Sharaf_Abu_Sharaf #Melhem pic.twitter.com/QrpU6IfRYh
– Melhem Khalaf (@MelhemKhalaf) September 12, 2020
They also called for “working seriously to reduce overcrowding in all prisons, by all possible means, which has become inevitable and urgent in these exceptional circumstances.”
“The spread of this epidemic in prisons, God forbid, predicts a social catastrophe that threatens the entire community. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure,” said the two captains.
In turn, the head of the Parliamentary Commission for Human Rights, deputy Michel Moussa, expressed concern, in a statement, about “reported cases of coronavirus infections among several prisoners in Roumieh.”
He announced that he had contacted the Ministers of the Interior, Municipalities and Public Health and the Beirut Bar Association, Melhem Khalaf, and consulted with them “about ways to besiege these wounded and prevent their spread.”
He stated that the two ministers had informed him that they had taken action represented in the allocation of quarantine places for contacts and places for the wounded in a specialized hospital.
Subsequently, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces issued a statement in which it commented on the circulation of news related to the registry of Coronavirus infections among several inmates of the Roumieh Central Prison and some members, explaining that “after carrying out the Necessary controls inside the prison, as of 9/8/2020 On 9/11/2020 it was found that 13 inmates and 9 staff members were injured, so the prisoners were transferred to a building that had been prepared for quarantine in the Central Prison, and was appointed in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health, the International Red Cross and the World Health Organization. Those who need treatment and follow-up. “
Clarification on what is circulated about the news related to the registry of viral infections Crown I have several inmates in the Central Prison #Roman And some articles. Https://t.co/YUlzhEytPL#Security forces #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/JLTFSU1fxU
Internal Security Forces (@LebISF) September 12, 2020
The statement continued: “The health situation inside the Roumieh prison is under control, and during the last twenty-four hours, controls were carried out for a large number of prisoners and for all those who reported or appeared to have any symptoms of the Corona virus; and the families of prisoners whose children were infected with the coronavirus were also informed. ” They contacted them by phone and were reassured about their situation. “
Today Saturday, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the registration of 10 deaths and 686 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total of deaths to 239 and injuries to 23,669.
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