AMMAN — Adviser
to the Prime Minister for Health Affairs and head of the COVID-19 file
Adel Balbisi told
Jordan News that
COVID-19 virus infections in Jordan are
increasing, adding that the first week of this year recorded 12,600 cases and
the second week 19,000 cases.
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Balbisi added
that the number of hospitalized cases is still low, “which indicates that the
epidemiological situation, despite the increase, is still under control”.
He also said that
Jordan is already riding the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic, expected to last
for four to five weeks, “and then it hopefully starts to wane. The previous
waves took about six to seven weeks, but this wave is expected to be less
severe”.
Balbisi said that
demand for the vaccine, whether the first, second, or even third dose,
increased, adding that “in the last week of 2021, 180,000 citizens received the
vaccine, whereas in the first week of 2022, 240,000 citizens received the vaccine”.
The official
urged all citizens to take the vaccine, which is efficient in coping up with
the virus, saying that “it is also recommended that we all take the third dose
of the vaccine, because it contributes to raising the immunity from 40 to 80 percent,
and helps deal with the Omicron and other variants”.
At the same time,
he said, all citizens should adhere to the known safety measures, such as
wearing masks and committing to physical distancing.
According to the
summary issued by the
Ministry of Health on Sunday, the positivity rate reached
11.77 percent, with 29,681 laboratory tests conducted Sunday, bringing the
total number of tests to 1,4095,738 so far.
The number of
recoveries reached 2,033, bringing the total recovery cases to 1,061,250, while
the number of active infections reached 26,772.
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