AMMAN — The government has announced plans to study the
revocation of Defense Law No. (13) of 1992 in the coming days, following the
World Health Organization's (WHO) announcement that the
COVID-19 pandemic is no
longer a global health emergency.
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Minister of Government Communication and government spokesperson, Faisal Shboul, made the announcement, stating that the Defense
Law is a permanent piece of legislation that is reinstated to face emergency
circumstances. It is set by a Cabinet decision and
approved by a Royal decree.
Shboul added that the law has been in place for three years,
noting
multiple defense orders and their executive communiqués were issued
during its implementation, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
Return to normalLife in Jordan has returned to normal, and
pandemic-related restrictions were lifted last year, said Shboul.
While the Defense Law is almost no longer applicable, Shboul
noted that the government will review the impacts of defense orders and issued
communiques, such as
Defense Order No. (6).
Shboul emphasized that revoking the Defense Law means
returning life to pre-COVID conditions, and the pre-pandemic laws in force will
be applied.
COVID-19 no longer ‘global health emergency’WHO's declaration that the
COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a global health emergency does not mean the end of the disease, but
rather it will become a communicable disease similar to influenza, according to
Shboul.
The classification of the
Ministry of Health and National Committee for Epidemics Control will categorize COVID-19 as a communicable
disease.
Shboul praised citizens' awareness and their response to
health instructions and requirements during the pandemic, as well as the role
of Jordan's health system, whose capabilities have tripled and have sufficient
experience to deal with pandemics.
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