AMMAN — Minister of Health, Firas
Al-Hawari decided on Thursday to close all the
coronavirus testing centers in
the Kingdom, based on the recommendation by the National Committee for Epidemic
Control.
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The ministry also announced that is
has decided to adopt
a positive PCR test for the provision of coronavirus
treatment and to rely on rapid test results for emergency cases only, according
to a local media outlet.
COVID-19 sick
leaves canceled
Additionally,
five-day sick leaves for COVID-19 patients have also been canceled, and sick leaves will be granted
according to the previously applied regulations and instructions.
High-risk groups are still encouraged
to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters based on the recommendations by
the
World Health Organization (WHO) and the Epidemiological Committee.
Daily and weekly reports on the
virus will also be canceled, and the disease will be treated by a similar
monitoring program of infectious disease through the respiratory disease
surveillance program.
The decisions come in response to
the issuance of the
Royal Decree to suspend the implementation of Defense Law No. 13 of 1992, and in light of WHO’s declaration made on May 5, declaring that
the pandemic is no longer a public health emergency.
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