The Muslim Brotherhood confirmed that its general guide, Dr. Muhammad Badi, had contracted the Corona virus in his prison cell, holding the Egyptian authorities fully responsible for his life.
The group said - in a statement - "We received, with great concern, the serious news of the infection of the General Guide of the (Muslim Brotherhood), Professor Dr. Muhammad Badi, with the infection of the Corona virus and its consequences in his prison, and he was transferred to attend one of the sessions wrapped in a blanket, and he has manifestations of severe illness such as shivering, regurgitation and fever. A cough."
The group called on the Egyptian authorities to quickly transfer him for treatment in a specialized hospital outside the prison, and said that Badi', a 79-year-old elderly sheikh, "cannot tolerate these diseases, just as he cannot tolerate this unjust solitary confinement for eight years, during which he was deprived of visits to his family."
The group also called on human rights bodies to take action to save the life of the General Guide, and to form a human rights committee to visit him in his prison to check on his health.