China says more than 500 cases of the new coronavirus stemmed from prisons

China has reported more than 500 coronavirus cases from 4 prisons, including 2 facilities in Hubei province.

In Hubei, there are 230 cases of the new coronavirus at the Wuhan Women's prison and 41 cases at the Shayang Hanjin prison, according to a report from the province's state-run newspaper on Friday.

A Chinese man who is a member of the neighborhood committee, center, and security guards wear protective masks as they control entry and exit from a residential area on February 20, 2020 in Beijing, China.China reported some 512 coronavirus cases from four prisons, and two of those facilities are located in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak.

Up north, Shandong province's Rencheng prison reported 207 confirmed cases of the virus, according to state news agency Xinhua on Friday.

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