26 of the 40 new coronavirus cases reported on Thursday in Jordan were guest at a wedding. The Middle Eastern kingdom says 26 people tested positive for the virus after the large gathering, reportedly including a guest who flew in from Canada.
Jordanian soldiers keep watch in the capital Amman as Jordan takes measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus.Khalil Mazraawi/AFP via Getty Images
Jordanian soldiers keep watch in the capital Amman as Jordan takes measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus.Jordan has sealed off its second biggest city and the surrounding province after dozens of guests at a wedding held two weeks ago tested positive for the coronavirus. Army vehicles drove through the streets of Irbid, about 60 miles north of Amman, Thursday night telling people their city of 2 million was now effectively under military control and not to leave their homes.
Security forces deployed along entrances to the province to prevent people from going in or out, blocking even those with permits that had exempted them from a travel ban. The government said it would arrange delivery of food and water. Jordan's crisis management center said that 26 of the 40 new coronavirus cases reported on Thursday had been guests at the Irbid wedding. The party was held despite a ban on large gatherings.said she had flown in from Canada for the wedding and the guests had not realized the danger. Her 2-year-old son also tested positive for the virus.Health Minister Saad Jaber said in a news briefing Thursday that the rise in cases put Jordan"at a crossroads" in dealing with the pandemic.
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