AMMAN —
Minister of State for Media Affairs and
Government Spokesperson Faisal Al-Shboul told
Jordan News that the
government holds on to three defense orders and discussions are underway
regarding the fate of the others.
اضافة اعلان
He stressed that the government focuses on three defense
orders, namely Defense Order 35, which regulates entry in public and private
facilities and vaccination against COVID-19,
Defense Order 28, regarding the
imprisonment of debtors, and Defense Order 6, regarding support and continuous
employment of individuals in the most affected sectors.
The rest of the defense orders will either be
canceled or amended in the coming period, said Shboul, because currently there
are no closed sectors.
The minister also talked about measures that were
approved in the last period, and a series of others that will be taken by the
end of this month and in the month of
Ramadan.
The government is discussing several issues with the
National Epidemiological Committee, including the opening hours in the month of
Ramadan, said Shboul, adding that there is a comprehensive study on this matter
for the month of Ramadan “so that life returns to normal”.
He said that the ministry is working on a program
concerning evening sports activities and festivities in all governorates, which
“will be announced before the end of this month”.
The minister stressed that compliance with defense
orders comes in response to a reality, adding: “We do not know when the
COVID-19 pandemic will end, and the defense orders will come to an end when the
World Health Organization announces the end of the pandemic.”
An informed government source said that compliance
with the Defense Law is due to three main reasons: the continuation of the
national program for vaccination against COVID-19, in anticipation of any new
waves that may strike the Kingdom, protecting the labor rights of workers in
private sector institutions, and supporting the sectors most affected by the
pandemic, in addition to stopping the imprisonment of debtors.
The source indicated that Defense Order 28, related
to the debtors’ imprisonment, contributed to protecting thousands of people
wanted by the judiciary, while Defense Order 6 defended the rights of workers
in the private sector.
Defense Order 35, on the other hand, contributed to
an increase in demand for vaccinations, which increases societal immunity and
breaks the chain of infection, he said.
MP
Ahmad Al-Sarahneh said that the pandemic is not
over, but “it is weaker”, and that resorting to closures and passing other
defense orders will burden both government and citizens. The solution, he said,
is to coexist with the virus and cancel all defense orders.
Sarahneh also stressed the need to find appropriate
solutions and set a specific time for debtors and creditors to guarantee the
rights of both.
MP Tayseer Krishan said that the defense orders were
issued in the interest of citizens and to ensure that workers are not laid off,
stressing that the government’s decision was “sound” in light of the
exceptional economic situation Jordan is going through.
MP Dina Al-Bashir said that making the three defense
orders binding is necessary, and that operating without them requires the
creation of a gradual, studied strategy within a specific time frame.
“I asked the government more than once to find a mechanism
to get out of the pandemic crisis by coming up with a recovery plan, warning
that failure to do so would lead us to a dangerous economic turning point,” she
added.
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