Iran to Temporarily Release 54,000 Prisoners to Prevent Coronavirus From Spreading
- 4 years ago
Iran to Temporarily Release
54,000 Prisoners to Prevent
Coronavirus From Spreading The health ministry will oversee the
release of the prisoners, according
to semi-official news agency ISNA. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili The decision comes as Iranian
officials attempt to contain
one of the biggest outbreaks
of COVID-19 outside of China. The country’s death toll has
reached 94, with the total
number of infections at 2,922. Iran has also been under pressure
from neighboring countries to restrict
visits to the city of Qom, which is home
to several holy sites. The government officially announced
on Wednesday that anyone trying to
leave the city with symptoms will
be quarantined.
54,000 Prisoners to Prevent
Coronavirus From Spreading The health ministry will oversee the
release of the prisoners, according
to semi-official news agency ISNA. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili The decision comes as Iranian
officials attempt to contain
one of the biggest outbreaks
of COVID-19 outside of China. The country’s death toll has
reached 94, with the total
number of infections at 2,922. Iran has also been under pressure
from neighboring countries to restrict
visits to the city of Qom, which is home
to several holy sites. The government officially announced
on Wednesday that anyone trying to
leave the city with symptoms will
be quarantined.