The government has decided today to ban school trips as a precaution against coronavirus.

During a press briefing held today at the Prime Ministry building, the Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad al-Adaileh announced that employees working in the public sector are not allowed to travel abroad.

The government has also decided to temporarily ban issuing vacation permits for expatriate workers and foreign students, fearing the transfer of corona to Jordan.

It has also called on people coming from Iraq, Egypt, France and Spain to put themselves under home quarantine for two weeks as a precaution.