Coronavirus outbreak in Turkish prisons leaves three inmates dead
The global COVID-19 pandemic has hit several Turkish prisons, infecting at least 14 inmates so far and killing three.
The novel coronavirus has emerged in nearly half a dozen Turkish prisons, killing three inmates and infecting 14 more, according to the country’s justice minister.
"Seventeen convicts in five open penal institutions were diagnosed with COVID-19. Three convicts lost their lives during treatment," Abdulhamit Gul said in a press conference on Monday.
