Fahmi: No Cases of Coronavirus Among Security Forces or Inmates

The press office of Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi assured in a statement on Wednesday that no coronavirus cases were registered among members of the security forces or in Lebanon's jails.

The statement said the ministry has taken a series of measures and precautions at Lebanon's prisons, mainly Roumieh prison being the biggest and most crowded, to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The statement said the measures were taken out of keenness on the safety and health of prisoners, their relatives and security members alike.

One prisoner had suffered from fever and had tested negative for coronavirus, it added.