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PM Khasawneh tests positive for COVID-19

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last updated: Sep 15,2022

Khasawneh also stressed the government’s commitment to empowering the private sector through building strategic partnerships with it to counter poverty and unemployment, adding that administrative ref — (File photo: Ameer Khalifeh/Jordan News)

AMMAN — Two rapid tests conducted by Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Wednesday showed he has COVID-19, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

The prime minister also conducted PCR to confirm he has COVID-19.

As a precaution, Khasawneh will isolate at home, and follow the established health protocol until the final result comes out.

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