World News | Sri Lankan Police Asked to Reduce Prison Congestion over COVID-19

Colombo, Nov 9 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Attorney General has asked the police to reduce congestion in prisons following a spike in COVID-19 cases in jails.

"We have 109 COVID-19 positive cases from several jails in the country," Chandana Ekanayake of the prisons administration said.

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The Attorney General has asked police to reduce congestion in prisons, his office said.

Sri Lanka's COVID-19 infection tally crossed 14,000 cases on Monday.

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Offices and businesses were reopened on Monday with limited presence after a 10-day lockdown in the capital district.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that lockdowns are difficult to impose as the economic activities need to continue.

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