A statement from the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration, in response to what was published on some websites regarding the "spread of measles among prisoners in the Tanger 2 local prison," clarified that as soon as symptoms of the aforementioned disease were recorded in four cases of inmates, including two new arrivals, the prison administration immediately took a set of precautionary measures.
The institution confirmed that the suspected cases were isolated and subjected to appropriate tests, and the appropriate treatment protocol was allocated to the cases that were confirmed to be infected among prisoners and staff, in cooperation with local health authorities.
The statement indicated that an optional vaccination operation against measles was carried out for prisoners and staff by medical staff affiliated with the Ministry of Health.
