A total of 85 samples were collected from people who came into contact with a man who died of COVID-19 in Salt city yesterday, Director of Health Affairs in Balqa governorate, Wael Al-Azab, said today.

He added that the results of the tests will be shown this evening.

"Those who had been in contact with the deceased were quarantined in their homes, and if the clinical tests came back negative, they will still be quarantined for 14 days," he added.

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