There will not be any Covid-19 restrictions in Jordan
“We won’t go back to any COVID-19 measures or lockdowns,” Bassam Hijjawi, a member of Jordan’s National Committee for Epidemics, said Tuesday. It has been 10 weeks and no new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Jordan, hence the country’s epidemiological condition is stable. Getting the coronavirus vaccine, according to Hijjawi,...
Read moreJordan Crown Prince Hussein was covid positive
The king and queen of Jordan have self-isolated themselves after Crown Prince Hussein was found to have COVID-19. The Royal Court announced Monday night that Prince Hussein bin Abdullah had tested positive for coronavirus. According to the statement, the prince had very minor symptoms and is currently “fully healthy.” Having both tested...
Read more24% spike in covid patients
According to Prime Minister for Health Affairs Adel Bilbeisi, who is in charge of the pandemic, the number of COVID cases increased by 24% during the 22nd epidemiological week, which ran from May 28 to June 3. From May 28 to June 3, this was the week. As Bilbeisi explained...
Read more$400 mln. for healthcare
Monday, the Jordanian government and the Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund (SJIF) signed an investment and development agreement totaling $400 million. The educational hospital project, according to Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, is a crucial part of the Jordan Investment Fund Law, which was approved five years ago to encourage investment in...
Read moreNo treat of Monkeypox in Jordan
According to a Jordanian infectious diseases official, monkeypox poses only a little risk to public health, but since the coronavirus outbreak, officials have increased their vigilance. This week, smallpox cases have been recorded in several European and North American countries. There have been no documented instances in Jordan, a country...
Read moreIn Jordan there is not Monkeypox announced the Health Ministry
Raed Al-Shboul, the Ministry of Health’s Secretary-General for Primary Health Care and Epidemiology, announced Monday that Jordan had no monkeypox cases. Monkeypox symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. Within 1-3 days of acquiring a fever, individuals may acquire a rash. Symptoms resemble chickenpox, syphilis, or herpes. Vesicles...
Read moreHuge increase in Covid-19 cases in Jordan
As per Adel Bilbeisi, expert at the Prime Ministry for Health Affairs and the person in charge of the pandemic, the number of reported COVID cases increased by 72 % during the 19th epidemiological week, which ran from May 7 to May 15. The entire number of PCR tests has...
Read moreJordanian dermatologists warn of the dangers of tanning in the midst of a heat spell in the Kingdom
Many people aren’t aware of the dangers of sun tanning; therefore they should avoid it throughout the summer. The Jordan Times spoke with dermatologists who confirmed that sunbed tanning, as well as other methods of getting a tan, is harmful to the skin and poses several health hazards. According to...
Read moreJordan set to repeal its defense law that was enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic
According to Jordan’s King Abdullah II, the kingdom’s anti-COVID-19 defence statute would be disabled in the next months due to a decline in the epidemic. Xinhua news agency reported a statement published by the royal palace as stating that the King made the declaration in an address honouring the kingdom’s...
Read moreJordan nixes the need for PCR tests for travelers to the kingdom
As recommended by the National Epidemics Committee, the Interior Minister, Mazen Faraya, Jordan’s Acting Minister of Health, made the decision on Wednesday to scrap the need for travelers arriving in the country to undergo a PCR test. It was decided that COVID-19 vaccinations will continue to be given to all the...
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