Jordan Detects Its First Two Cases Of Omicron Variant
Middle EastNewsRegional News 10 December 2021 0
AMMAN: The Jordanian health ministry announced on Thursday evening it had identified its first two cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus. The health ministry’s statement, announced by state-run Petra news agency, said the first case is a Jordanian national who recently returned from South Africa and is currently... Read more
Unvaccinated Expats In Jordan Face Strict Measures, Including Deportation
Middle EastNewsRegional News 2 December 2021 0
DUBAI: Foreign workers who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 15 face strict measures from the government, including deportation. “The decision aims to protect public health, noting that prompting foreign workers to get vaccinated protects them against future infections and disease transmission,” a report from state... Read more
Israel Starts Vaccinating Young Children As Coronavirus Cases Rise
Middle EastNewsRegional News 23 November 2021 0
JERUSALEM: Israel began rolling out Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds on Monday hoping to beat down a recent rise in coronavirus infections. A fourth wave of infections that hit Israel in June began subsiding in September. But over the past two weeks the “R”, or reproduction rate... Read more
Jordan Pushes Child Vaccinations To Fight COVID-19 Surge
Middle EastNewsRegional News 22 November 2021 0
AMMAN: Jordan on Sunday announced a set of coronavirus-containment measures to address the surge in COVID-19 cases. With health authorities officially declaring the kingdom as entering a third wave of COVID-19, the government late on Sunday said that children and young people would be asked to take the coronavirus... Read more
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