Jordan

The number of cases infected with Coronavirus in Jordan since Friday, 7 cases, bringing the total infections nationwide to 1015 cases. The Jordanian authorities explained that one new case is the local community, the other is external,…

For over two millennia the ancient city of Petra has towered majestically over the Jordanian desert. Today its famed rose-red temples hewn into the rockface lie empty and silent. As the novel coronavirus spread around the world,…

Mosques in Jordan opened for communal prayers for the first time in over two months on Friday, with thousands of police deployed to enforce strict social distancing rules at the usually packed places of worship. Worshippers in  Jordan…

Jordan said on Thursday it would reopen hotels and cafes, allow sporting events without spectators and shorten a night curfew as of Saturday, further easing its coronavirus lockdown that has hit the aid-dependent economy. Prime Minister…

Jordan is to continue to impose a daily night curfew even after containing the spread of the new coronavirus and allowing businesses to reopen and more movement, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. Amjad Adailah said the Cabinet,…

Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz said on Wednesday the government would soon ease a tight lockdown imposed to stem the spread of new coronavirus by allowing more businesses and industries to return to work. However, it will not yet…

Jordan will not allow public worship in mosques during the holy month of Ramadan that begins next week as part of measures to stem the spread of coronavirus, the religious affairs minister said on Tuesday. Mohammad Khalaylah said evening…

Jordan announced today, Friday, the recovery of 3 new cases of corona virus, in the King Abdullah University Hospital in Ramtha, northern the Kingdom. The deputy director of the hospital, Dr. Basil Obaidat, said that the 3 cases were…

Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said on Tuesday the government would allow people to go on foot to buy groceries in neighborhood shops to ease daily life for the nearly 10 million inhabitants under a tight curfew to stem the spread of…

Jordan said on Monday it would extend a curfew indefinitely, with supermarkets and other stores closed, and deliver food across the country to try to rein in the coronavirus. Minister of State for Media Amjad Adailah said the government…