11 prisoners die from pneumonia in Tajikistan

AKIPRESS.COM - 98 prisoners in Tajikistan's prisons were diagnosed pneumonia since the beginning of the pandemic, 11 of them died, Minister of Justice Muzaffar Ashuriyon said.
Relatives of some prisoners earlier doubted the Ministry of Justice's official statements that there are no coronavirus cases in prisons and pre-trial detention facilities, Ozodi Radio reports.
The information on situation in prisons provided by the Ministry of Justice differs from that provided by relatives of prisoners.
According to data on covid.tj, 6,595 COVID-19 cases are registered in Tajikistan. 55 patients died.