Bolivian prison inmates riot over coronavirus exposure

Eight inmates in total have died with symptoms of COVID-19, according to Cox, spiking concerns that the virus will spread throughout the prison population.

Inmates protest on the rooftop of the San Sebastian prison, to demand government medical assistance, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Cochabamba, Bolivia, July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Danilo Balderrama

(photo credit: REUTERS/DANILO BALDERRAMA)

ByREUTERS

JULY 28, 2020 00:48

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Bolivian prison inmates riot over coronavirus exposure

Eight inmates in total have died with symptoms of COVID-19, according to Cox, spiking concerns that the virus will spread throughout the prison population.

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