Sri Lanka shuts schools again as virus cases surge

Sri Lanka ordered government schools across the nation to shut Monday, just a week after they re-opened, following a surge in new coronavirus cases.The country has reported just 2,617 cases with 11 deaths, but army chief Shavendra Silva said nearly half the 1,100 residents and staff at a drug rehab facility near the capital had tested positive in the past week, and some visitors may also have been infected.Sri Lanka's ruling party on Sunday called off its rallies ahead of the upcoming poll and p