Officials placed on file for investigation on prison COVID-19 outbreak

Officials placed on file for investigation for prison COVID-19 outbreak

A procuratorate in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday placed several relevant officials on file for investigation over a COVID-19 outbreak at a prison in the province, the procuratorate said in a statement.

Wang Wenjie, deputy director general of Prison Administration of Shandong Province, has been investigated and taken compulsory measures on suspicion of dereliction of duty, read the statement.

Shandong Province on February 21 reported 207 coronavirus infections, including seven prison officers, in Jining City's Rencheng Prison, on a day that multiple virus hotspots emerged in prisons across China.