Thai prison riots rumor caused by outbreak March 6 at 6:22 pm

Thai inmates may have been rumored on Tuesday in a Southeast Asian prison on Tuesday that some of the inmates rioted and some escaped, prompting a new coronavirus infection in the prison. Is investigating the situation.

In a prison in Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand, which houses more than 2,000 inmates, some escaped during a riot that destroyed facilities and set off fire.

According to the Thai Ministry of Justice, one of the inmates has been rumored to have been infected with the new coronavirus in prison and has been investigating the situation in detail as a possible riot.

The number of prisoners who escaped is unknown, but seven have been detained so far.

In Thailand, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has increased rapidly since last week, with 1,388 cases confirmed and 29 dead by the 29th.