The Director of King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid governorate, Mohammad Al-Ghazou, has announced that 21 coronavirus cases were admitted to the Hospital Thursday evening, May 7, including the infected truck driver who lives in the Al-Khanaseri town in Mafraq governorate.

In press statements, Al-Ghazou added that among the new cases are six people from Irbid and the rest are from Mafraq, noting that all the recently recorded cases had direct contact with the driver.

He indicated that the Hospital will follow the health protocol for dealing with this epidemic, calling on citizens to take preventive precautions and follow health guidelines.

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