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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - Mosques and religious sites are set to re-open in Jordan from June 5, the government said on Thursday night, as it further eased coronavirus lockdown measures.
“We are currently reviewing amendment plans to lift the nationwide ban on Fridays to enable citizens to access mosques on foot, either during specific times or throughout the day,” the Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Odeh Al Adaileh, said on Twitter.
Mr Al Adaileh warned that the easing of measures may result in an increase of cases unless the public abides by the official preventative policies.
“We must all take responsibility,” he said.
The minister also said that re-opening of businesses does not “mean the danger of the virus has passed.”
Instead, he advised the public to “live with the reality of the disease.”
Public sector employees were allowed to return to work on Tuesday.
Authorities expect that 60 per cent of workers will return to work this week for the first time in two months under a gradual plan.
“Any business that does not follow the official health guidelines will be shut down immediately,” he said.
Most of the country’s 250,000 civil servants had not been working in their offices since a state of emergency was declared in mid-March.
Fines will be given to any organisation found to “be non-compliant” of preventative regulations, he said.
The country has 728 confirmed cases of the virus with nine fatalities. The total number of recoveries stands at 497, health authorities said on Thursday.
The government said at the end of last month that it had contained the outbreak, as it began to ease restrictions, with most businesses and industries now open again.
Jordan imposed strict lockdown measures in March, with a day-long stay-at-home policy.
Only essential businesses, government agencies and food shops remained open, in efforts to combat the spreading of the pandemic.
Thousands of state employees in the medical services, civil defence, customs, security forces and army continued working to maintain essential services.
The country's borders and the international airports also closed.
Updated: May 28, 2020 09:34 PM
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