Jordan still to set dates to reopen airports amid coronavirus pandemic

Jordan still to set dates to reopen airports amid coronavirus pandemic
Adaileh urged the public to adhere to preventive measures, including physical distancing rules and the use of masks. (File/AFP)
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Updated 16 July 2020
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Jordan still to set dates to reopen airports amid coronavirus pandemic

Jordan still to set dates to reopen airports amid coronavirus pandemic
  • The government is preparing a list of low-risk countries in time for reopening the airports next month
  • The list will be based on criteria approved by the Ministry of Health

DUBAI: The Jordanian government has not set a specific reopening date for its international airports, the Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said, adding the country was still studying the move.

Adaileh said the government is preparing a list of low-risk countries in time for reopening the airports next month, state news agency Petra has reported.

The list will be based on criteria approved by the Ministry of Health, and will include countries with the similar situation as Jordan. Adaileh said the country is still at a “moderate risk level.”

“We were on the eve of moving to the green phase that requires no local cases are recorded for 10 consecutive days according to the severity matrix earlier announced to deal with the pandemic,” the minister said, after a local infection was announced on Tuesday.

Adaileh urged the public to adhere to preventive measures, including physical distancing rules and the use of masks.