Ramadan 2021 in Jordan: Covid-19 restrictions and all you need to know

  • Date: 12-Apr-2021
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Jordan
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Ramadan 2021 in Jordan: Covid-19 restrictions and all you need to know

Preparations for Ramadan in Jordan come amid a surge in coronavirus deaths that started two months ago, prompting authorities to impose an all-day curfew on Fridays. This curfew will remain in place for Ramadan, alongside lockdown hours for the rest of the week from 7pm to 6am.

Official figures show that at least 7,773 people have died from the coronavirus in Jordan, which has a population of around 10 million people. About 600,000 infections have been recorded in the country.

Doctors say that the pandemic has probably spread far more extensively than the numbers suggest.



The restrictions this year are less severe than