AMMAN —
The
National Epidemiology Committee recommended reducing the quarantine period
for people who have asymptomatic COVID-19 to five days and keep them as seven
days for those with symptoms, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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A member of the
National Epidemiological Committee Bassam Hijjawi said that seven days are
enough for a person to resume work, adding that wearing a facemask prevents
infecting other people.
He said that 90
percent of infections recorded in Jordan are Omicron variant, and a small
number of infections are Delta, adding that fatalities mostly caused by the
Delta variant.
The number of confirmed
infections in Jordan during exceeded 112,000 this past week as the Kingdom
passes through a fourth
COVID-19 wave. Hijjawi said that the duration of the
fourth wave will be shorter than the previous waves.
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