AMMAN — Fridays will no
longer be subject to full lockdowns, but curfew hours will remain as is, from
7pm to 6am for persons and from 6pm for shops throughout the week, the
government announced on Wednesday.
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The decision came as part of a set
of measures to ease restrictions imposed to curb the spread of
COVID-19, the
government also allowed ishaa (evening) and taraweeh (special prayers held in
Ramadan) as of Friday and until the end of Ramadan, provided people attend the
prayers on foot.
Minister of State for Media Affairs
and government spokesperson Sakher Dudin also announced to the press that
public parks and shops within them will be reopened to the public as of Friday.
As for Eid Al-Fitr, which is
observed following Ramadan, Dudin said that the holiday will begin on Tuesday,
May 11, until Saturday May 15, noting that Eid prayers will be permitted in open
spaces, as per measures to be determined by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.
Earlier this week, the government
said that a plan to gradually reopen sectors in June as
COVID-19 infection
numbers continue to drop.
The government also said that it
expects a “return to normalcy” early July, including the reopening of all
sectors and lifting of all curfew measures and movement restrictions.
The latest decisions come in light
of “parliamentary demands”, Dudin said, noting that the government takes into
consideration the psychological and economic conditions of citizens.
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