Jordan tightened some of its measures in social gatherings, while the Palestinian Authority announced the completion of the procedures for students' enrollment in schools next Sunday.
The following are the most prominent developments and news of the spread of the virus across the world today, Friday, September 19, 2020, according to the time of Makkah:
00:30 - Jordan imposes prison terms on gatherings
On Thursday, Jordan announced the imposition of prison terms of up to one year on anyone organizing weddings, funerals, or social gatherings attended by more than 20 people, in the latest measures aimed at containing the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Al-Adaileh said that the recent orders - which stem from the emergency law issued by the king last April to grant the government broad powers that limit civil rights - will be strictly implemented.
00: 25 - Worrying rates in Europe
With the World Health Organization announcing "alarming" rates of transmission of Covid-19 infection in Europe, cities and countries are preparing to tighten protection or lockdown measures, while the number of recorded infections worldwide exceeded 30 million Thursday evening.
The WHO Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said that the numbers of infections recorded in September "should be a wake-up call for all of us."
00:00 - Students return to the West Bank completed
On Thursday evening, the Palestinian government announced the completion of the school enrollment program for West Bank students next Sunday, despite the spread of the Corona virus in the country.
Government spokesman Ibrahim Melhem said - in a statement - that the decision comes in light of the positive evaluation of the first phase of student enrollment about two weeks ago, in light of the spread of the Corona virus.
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