China News Service, April 29, according to foreign media reports, on the 28th local time, the Moroccan Prison Administration said that after testing prisoners and jailers in 73 prisons across the country, there were more than 300 new crown virus infections in 3 prisons. Cases, but the situation has been brought under control.
According to reports, the Moroccan authorities conducted more than 1,700 tests across the country and said that 303 confirmed cases were found in a prison in the southern town of Ouarzazate, of whom 62 were prison staff.
The central city of Marrakesh (Marrakesh) and the northern city of Ksar Kebir (Ksar Kebir) reported that 10 people were diagnosed. The authorities are conducting further tests to confirm whether the five suspected infection cases in Tangiers prison are confirmed cases.
The Moroccan Prison Administration said that due to the implementation of “preventive measures” such as isolation and remote holding of court hearings, its domestic prison epidemic has been brought under control. Moroccan prisons currently hold nearly 80,000 prisoners.
Up to now, Morocco has cumulatively diagnosed more than 4,000 new crown cases. Morocco strictly enforces social safety distance measures, forcing people to wear masks when they go out, and the national public health emergency will remain at least until May 20.