A man working as a clear at Al-Bashir Hospital has tested positive for coronavirus, the Director of the Hospital, Dr. Mahmoud Zureikat, revealed today.

Speaking exclusively to Roya, Zureikat said that the man contracted the virus from the infected dentist in the southern Marka area of Amman, adding that the epidemiological inspection teams started to test workers at the ambulance and emergency department and the various departments, where the employees were not in contact with the infected worker. 

Zureikat said that the inspection teams also started to take samples from patients who visited the specialists clinic and service providers in the ambulance and emergency departments.

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