The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has decided to close all hotel wedding halls, in the implementation of the measures announced by the government to fight coronavirus.

In an official letter to the Hotels Association, the Ministry confirmed that this decision is under Article 3/D of the Tourism Law for the year 1988 and its amendments, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported. 

Earlier yesterday, the government announced a series of preventive measures to deal with any corona cases in Jordan.

Among those measures was halting all public events and gatherings and instructing citizens not to gather at social events, including mourning houses and weddings.

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