AMMAN — The Ministry of Health on Wednesday said that the spread of a
bacteria called Shigella and thought to be the
cause of infections in Jerash and Ajloun, was under control, according to Al-Ghad
News.
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The
ministry said that all water tanks in all schools in
the Kingdom would be examined.
The Assistant Secretary-General for Primary Health Care
at the Ministry of Health Ghazi Sharkas, said that monitoring
teams had noticed some mistakes in dealing with
water and food, calling on people to only take water from licensed water
stations.
He added in a statement to Al-Mamlaka TV: “We noticed waste
was thrown in Zarqa river, and we advise the citizens to avoid swimming in it,
and to deal with licensed resorts only.”
Sharkas added that the total number of cases in Jerash had
reached 86, four of which were still in the hospital.
Students from a number of schools in the governorates of
Jerash and Ajloun returned to face-to-face education on Wednesday, after schools
were suspended two days due to infections thought to be caused by a bacteria
called Shigella.
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