Chinese inmates in Philippines fear the worst as coronavirus deaths rise

Chinese inmates in the Philippines’ most notorious jail are fearing for their lives after some prisoners in the overcrowded facility were suspected to have died of the coronavirus, a source has said.In the New Bilibid Prison (NBP)’s Building 14 alone, at least five Chinese prisoners died last month, said the person, who knows one of the dead inmates and other prison insiders. The building is where the most high-profile criminals are locked up.Many Chinese prisoners in the national penitentiary…

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