Jordan announced yesterday that it lifted most of the restrictions and measures imposed more than 75 days ago to counter the spread of the Corona virus, including opening mosques and churches to all prayers, and abolishing the comprehensive curfew.
The Jordanian Prime Minister, Omar Al-Razzaz, said during a press conference, "Our position is now moderately dangerous, and this means that the vast majority of activities and movement will be permitted."
He added, "We announce a promising stage that will reflect positively on opening the sectors, a general breakthrough in Jordan and allowing movement between the governorates."
Al-Razzaz revealed a plan and matrix of stages for dealing with the Corona pandemic, which includes a series of measures and decisions to restart more economic and service sectors.
He pointed out that the matrix of the new measures will achieve a general breakthrough with the opening of most sectors, reducing the hours of the ban widely, and easing restrictions on the movement and movement of citizens.
Al-Razzaz stressed that Jordan is at a moderate level of epidemic risk, and this is promising, stressing the government's commitment to reveal the levels of epidemic risk, because the priority of citizen health is parallel to opening sectors.
For his part, the Minister of State for Information Affairs, Amjad Al-Adayleh, said that "based on indicators of health risk, if less than 10 local injuries are recorded daily over the past seven days, he will enter Jordan starting from the sixth Saturday of June this level is of moderate risk."
He announced that most sectors, activities, facilities, mosques and churches will be opened to worshipers to perform all prayers, while adhering to the rules of separation and prevention.
It will allow "the transportation of private cars in all governorates, and will stop the work of the husband and the individual, and allow the means of transportation to move between the governorates."
Al-Adayleh pointed out that there will be no comprehensive curfew days, as was the case every Friday in the past period, and the hours of the daily curfew will be reduced, so that «movement is permitted to citizens from six in the morning until 12 at night, and allow the movement of private cars in full». The movement of vehicles has been canceled according to the number of their marital or individual panels, and restaurants and cafes will be opened according to restrictions and controls, and club activities and sporting events will be organized, but without an audience.
The government also decided to open tourist sites to local tourism, open the hotel and hospitality sector and allow domestic flights.
However, universities, schools, institutes, kindergartens and cinemas will continue to be closed, and flights will be suspended.
As of yesterday, Jordan had recorded 757 confirmed cases of the Corona virus, and only nine deaths, according to official figures.
Al-Razzaz: Jordan is in a moderate level of epidemic danger ... and this is promising.