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18 March 2020 – Romania

Inmates in a Cage During Recreation in Bucharest Prison, 2 August 2017, (https://www.facebook.com/1476809705691193/photos/a.1476899899015507/1477810418924455/?type=3&theater)
Inmates in a Cage During Recreation in Bucharest Prison, 2 August 2017, (https://www.facebook.com/1476809705691193/photos/a.1476899899015507/1477810418924455/?type=3&theater)

In Romanian prisons, measures such as the curtailment of visitation hours have been taken to minimise the risk of Covid-19 spread. However, on 18 March 2020, a riot broke out at the Satu Mare prison, leaving three inmates dead and two others seriously injured.

The GDP has been unable to find any reports indicating that authorities have taken measures to assist migrants and asylum seekers, including those in detention.