Inmates displaying letters in front of a prison after they were released due to concerns of the spread of the coronavirus in Lhoknga, near Banda Aceh. Overcrowding, poor ventilation and deficient health, hygiene and sanitation conditions favours the rapid spread of infectious diseases -- making prisons around the world a flashpoint for the coronavirus. - AFP
JAKARTA Sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder on the floor of a crumbling, windowless room, prisoners in Indonesia fear an outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 (coronavirus) inside its walls is a "disaster waiting to happen".
"It will be a breeding ground for the virus, should it get into any prison," said Brett Savage, locked inside Kerobokan prison known as "Hotel K" -- on the Indonesian island of Bali, where 1,500 prisoners occupy blocks built for 350 people.
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