In Canada the first prisoner died after Contracting coronavirus

MOSCOW, April 17 – RIA Novosti. The first prisoner in Canada died as a result of infection with a coronavirus, according to the national Service of execution of punishments (CSC).

the Prison in the city of mission (British Columbia) more than other correctional facilities in the country affected by the epidemic of the coronavirus. Included here among prisoners identified 48 infected, seven were hospitalized.

human rights activists in Canada indicate that isolated spaces such as prisons are a breeding ground for the spread of infectious diseases. They call the epidemic of temporarily release prisoners who do not pose a high risk to society.

According to the latest data, in Canada, revealed almost 30 thousand cases of coronavirus infection, died on 1 048 people.

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