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Amman: Two inmates have been killed in a prison riot in Jordan, the state news agency said Sunday, after family visits were banned for two weeks to tackle coronavirus.
The two died in a riot at a facility in Irbid province, the Petra news agency said.
Health minister Saad Jaber announced six new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to seven.
Four French tourists were among the new cases, he said.