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Twelfth prisoner dies of covid in Egypt March 2, 2021 at 12:40 pm | Published in: Africa, Coronavirus, Egypt, News
Former Egyptian parliamentarian, Mahmoud Youssef [batelsegnmasr/Twitter] March 2, 2021 at 12:40 pm
Former Egyptian parliamentarian, Mahmoud Youssef, has become the twelfth person to die in an Egyptian prison since the start of the year and the ninth prisoner since February after being infected with coronavirus, a human rights group has said.
Batel, a campaigning group which calls for the release of elderly and sick prisoners, said 64-year-old Youssef passed away in the Qeft Central Hospital where he had been moved after his health had severely deteriorated inside the National Security headquarters in Qena Governorate in southern Egypt.
Egypt: 3 detainees die from coronavirus in 24 hours February 4, 2021 at 2:26 pm | Published in: Africa, Coronavirus, Egypt, News
Inmates are seen inside an Egyptian prison on 19 November 2019 [MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Images] February 4, 2021 at 2:26 pm
There are indications that deaths are rising again in detention centres due to coronavirus, reports We Record, after three detainees died within 24 hours of each other.
Mahmoud Al-Ajami was arrested and detained in Talkha Police Station where he asked to be referred to hospital after suffering covid symptoms, but the request was refused until his situation had deteriorated.
He died in hospital yesterday, 39 days after his arrest.
A few hours later detainee Mustafa Abu Al-Hassan, 57, also died at the Mit Ghamr Police Station in Dakahlia Governorate from COVID-19.