AMMAN — Head
of the epidemiological situation assessment committee at the
Ministry of Health, Saad Al-Kharabsheh, on Wednesday tendered his resignation.
اضافة اعلان
In his
resignation letter, which he shared on social media, Kharabsheh attributed the
decision to a disagreement with current health minister, Feras Al-Hawari, who
in a meeting with the committee — one day before Ramadan — instructed the
members “not to voice their scientific views” publically.
The
resigning expert also underlined a study that he and his colleagues had
recently completed, which found the Friday lockdown to be a counterproductive
measure.
According to
Kharabsheh, he had sent a report of the study to the minister more than two
weeks ago and expressed readiness to present its findings at the Ministry of
Health at a time of the minister’s choosing.
However, the
presentation was never scheduled, Kharabsheh’s letter read, noting that its
findings may have been disapproved of as they may have “clashed with the views
of His Excellency or those of other parties.”
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