Jordan has confirmed 18 new coronavirus cases today, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the crisis to 863, according to a statement issued by the government and the Ministry of Health.

The new cases are:

- 11 cases who contracted the virus from infected persons in Amman, including five people who contracted the virus from an infected dentist and six sons of an infected woman. 

- A truck driver's wife in Ramtha, Irbid.

-Five truck drivers who were tested at the Al-Omari Border Crossing, including a Jordanian citizen and four foreigners who were sent back to their home countries.

- A citizen who has recently returned from Chicago and was quarantined in a hotel.

According to the statement, six recovery cases were reported today, including five at Prince Hamzah Hospital and one at King Abdullah University Hospital.

"A total of 5,422 random tests have been conducted today, bringing the total number of tests conducted since the beginning of the crisis to 240,436," the statement indicated. 

The Ministry of Health notes that "this is the first time that more than ten local cases have been recorded since we reached the "moderate risk" level and if more than ten cases continue to be recorded over seven consecutive days, we will return to the "average risk" level at which we will reimpose strict measures and comprehensive curfew in the weekends and extend the curfew hours," according to the statement.

Therefore, the Ministry of Health calls on all citizens to follow the utmost caution, adhere to health precautions, wear face masks and practice social distancing, as sectors are reopening.

The Ministry also calls on all citizens to download the Aman.jo application and activate it to receive alerts if they had direct contact with infected people in order to protect themselves, facilitate the process of tracking contacts, and expedite the detection of cases.

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