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After circulating news related to the registry of coronavirus infections among several inmates of the Roumieh Central Prison and some members, it is important that the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces clarifies the following:
First: The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces, since the first injury was recorded in February 2020 from the Corona pandemic in Lebanon, began to take all preventive measures in all Lebanese prisons, especially in the central prison of Roumieh as it contains the largest number of prisoners. This General Directorate has worked to follow the internationally recommended methods for the protection and prevention of this virus (visits from behind the glass, sterilization and cleaning, conducting “online” investigations in coordination with the Ministry of Justice, use of the courtroom in Roumieh to facilitate the prisoner market to the courts …), This prevented the Coronavirus from entering the prisons.
Second: PCR tests were performed on all prisoners who presented symptoms similar to those of the Coronavirus (fever, cough, sore throat and loss of smell …) that amounted to about 200 / tests, and all were negative.
Third: After carrying out the necessary controls inside the prison, as of 9/11/2020, it was found on 9/11/2020 that the inmates / 13 / and the staff / 9 / were injured, so that the prisoners they were transferred to a building that had been prepared for quarantine in the central prison. Dedicated in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health, the International Red Cross and the World Health Organization. In addition, departments in various government hospitals have been designated to treat and follow up on people in need of treatment.
Fourth: The nursing team that monitors injured prisoners in their designated building within the prison is comprised of nurses from the World Health Organization who specialize in monitoring Corona cases, and physicians assigned to follow these procedures. by the Ministry of Public Health in cooperation with the Roumieh Medical Center and doctors from the Internal Security Forces.
Fifth: Currently, the health situation inside the Roumieh prison is under control, and during the last twenty-four hours, PCR tests were carried out on a large number of prisoners and all the people who reported or appeared to have any symptoms of the Corona virus .
The families of prisoners whose children were infected with the Coronavirus were also informed, so they contacted them by phone and were reassured of their situation.
Clarification required.
