Measles scare suspends inmate transfers to courts
Photo: Daily MirrorThe Department of Prisons has temporarily suspended producing inmates before courts from the Colombo Remand Prison, Magazine Remand Prison and Welikada Prison following the detection of several measles cases among inmates.
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Three prisons suspend court transfers over measles outbreakDaily MirrorEN
Prison measles outbreak raises fears of wider spread despite elimination statusLankadeepaSI
වැලිකඩ, මැගසින් රැඳවියන්ට සරම්ප:රැඳවියන් නඩුකටයුතුවලට නොගෙනෙයිNewsfirstEN
Health Alert Inside Prisons After Measles Cases Emerge
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