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UPDATE - Jordan Re-Imposes Curfew Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases - Minister Of State For Media Affairs
Umer Jamshaid Published February 25, 2021 | 04:00 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 25th February, 2021) Jordan is re-imposing a curfew on Fridays and at night due to the rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the kingdom, Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Ali Al-Ayed said.
"Full curfew from 10 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m.
Saturday every week is being introduced until further notice," the minister said during a news conference broadcast on Facebook.
In addition, a night curfew will be in effect every day from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., he said.
Earlier, the country's authorities imposed a full curfew on Fridays and at night until the end of 2020.
Overall, since the beginning of the pandemic, Jordan has registered over 376,000 cases of COVID-19 infection, with more than 4,600 deaths.
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