Monday summary: here’s what you need to know on Jan. 25
Published: 2021-01-25 19:06
Last Updated: 2024-04-23 11:14
The Ministry of Education confirmed that it guarantees in-person classes will resume in February
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Education for Administrative Affairs Najwa Qubeilat told Amen FM that the ministry has a clear plan for welcoming students back to school, which is based on strict health protocols and takes all possible COVID-19 scenarios and developments into consideration.
Sunday, Morocco announced that it will begin preparing for its free and 'gradual' national vaccine campaign, which will begin next week.
Friday, they received its first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in India. It is awaiting its shipments of Sinopharm.
Morocco is the eighth Arab country to roll out a vaccine campaign.
Sunday, US President Joe Biden will re-impose a ban on entry to the United States to combat the pandemic which includes most non-US citizens who have visited Britain, Brazil, Ireland and most of Europe.
Former US President Donald Trump announced that the ban imposed on travelers from Brazil, Britain, Ireland and European countries that are part of the Schengen space will be lifted on Jan. 26, after which travelers will only have to present a negative COVID-19 test.
However, Biden's spokeswoman said earlier that the new administration will not implement the decision issued by Trump to lift the ban on travelers to the United States from Brazil and most European countries.
The Czech Republic has begun training dogs to effectively sniff out COVID-19.
The dogs sniff at six vessels, each containing a piece of cloth with scent from patients with COVID-19, people who do not have COVID-19, and fake samples.
According to the dog trainers, there is a 95 percent success rate in COVID-19 detection.
They said the signature scent of the person changes "so much that it is immediately discernible for the dogs."
A slight rise in temperatures will be seen Tuesday in the Kingdom.
According to the Jordan Meteorological Department, the weather will be approximately two to three degrees above the usual average around this time of year.
