Sunday, the National Center for Security and Crisis Management has denied all rumors circulating on social media in regards to imposing a total lockdown across Jordan.

The center also denied rumors regarding students return to distance learning.

Earlier Sunday, sources told Roya that the Ministry of Health and the National Epidemics Committee have called for a meeting to discuss the latest developments in the pandemic situation, in the wake of the high rates of positive PCR tests in Jordan which reached 9.3 percent.

This percentage may force the government to tighten COVID-19 related restricitions, which Assistant Secretary-General for Health Affairs at the ministry Ghazi Sharkas confirmed in previous statements to Roya Saturday.

Sharkas stressed that if the percentage of positive PCR tests reached eight percent, then the government will resort to reviewing procedures, including the reimposition of the total lockdown on Friday.

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