Sri Lanka coronavirus prison riot leaves eight dead, over 50 wounded

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At least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, officials said on Monday, as authorities tried to quell a protest over rising corornavirus infections in the country’s crowded jails.

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