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Netherlands, Germany continue to support Jordanian youths in ICT sector

AFAQ NEWS The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany launched a new joint project initiative to support skills development of youth in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Jordan, titled “Skilling for the Increased Economic Participation of Youth”. This initiative comes as an additional project component to the project …

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Public Works Ministry declares state of emergency deal with weather conditions

AFAQ NEWS The Ministry of Public Works and Housing on Wednesday evening declared a state of emergency to deal with the expected weather conditions, according to data from the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD). The ministry called on citizens to take caution and avoid streams of torrents and valleys, and to report any emergency situation by …

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Zarqa’s field hospital to receive Covid-19 patients as of next week: RMS Acting Director General

AFAQ NEWS Acting Director General of the Royal Medical Services (RMS), Brigadier Nidal Khasawneh, said that the rate of infected practitioners and nurses with coronavirus (Covid-19), who treat virus-infected patients is less than the rate of medical personnel who catch the virus from outside hospitals. Khasawneh made his remarks in a press conference at the …

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Health Ministry sets new prices for Covid-19 tests in private labs

AFAQ NEWS Minister of Health, Nazir Obeidat, on Tuesday decided to reconsider the pricing of the coronavirus (Covid-19) test (PCR) conducted by private laboratories, adopting a new price of JD25 at the minimum and JD30 at the maximum, instead of the old price, which was JD35. The decision was based on the recommendation and review …

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Salary hikes for public sector employees will be reintroduced as of 1

AFAQ NEWS Following the directives and orders of His Majesty King Abdullah II, Prime Minister, Bisher Khasawneh, on Tuesday said that he had signed the General Budget notice, according to which salary hikes for employees of all public sectors will be reintroduced as of 1/1/2021. The salary hikes were announced based on approved and established …

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Jordanians traveling to China excluded from IgM test

AFAQ NEWS The Chinese Embassy in Amman on Tuesday said that Jordanian citizens wishing to travel to China are excluded from doing the immunoglobulin antibodies test (IgM), until it is available in the Kingdom. In a statement, the Embassy said that the move comes to enable Jordanians to board planes and travel directly to China. …

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King inaugurates 300-bed military field hospital for COVID-19 patients

AFAQ NEWS  His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, on Tuesday inaugurated a field hospital established on the grounds of the Royal Medical Services’ (RMS) Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein Hospital in Zarqa Governorate. The field hospital, built at a cost of JD9 million, is dedicated to receiving COVID-19 …

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State Minister announces government’s plan to deal with current stage of Covid-19

AFAQ NEWS  Minister of State for Media Affairs and the government spokesperson, Ali Al-Ayed, said that the government’s plan to deal with the current stage of the coronavirus epidemic is mainly focused on enhancing medical capabilities and stiffening commitment to prevention measures and the implementation of the issued defense orders. “Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh issued …

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