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Coronavirus outbreak in Turkish prisons leaves three inmates dead

The global COVID-19 pandemic has hit several Turkish prisons, infecting at least 14 inmates so far and killing three.
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The novel coronavirus has emerged in nearly half a dozen Turkish prisons, killing three inmates and infecting 14 more, according to the country’s justice minister. 

"Seventeen convicts in five open penal institutions were diagnosed with COVID-19. Three convicts lost their lives during treatment," Abdulhamit Gul said in a press conference on Monday. 

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