AMMAM — The Ministry of Health said it will
not provide medical support at the upcoming municipal and provincial council
elections due to a shortage of medical and nursing staff at public hospitals in
light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
A letter signed by Minister of Health Feras Al-Hawari
to Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) Khaled Al-Kalalda, stated that assigning medical staff to the
elections, scheduled for March 22, will increase the burden on the public
health sector, which currently faces a severe shortage of staff due to the pandemic.
The IEC has decided to hold elections for the Greater Amman Municipality, as well as municipal and provincial councils, on March 22.
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AMMAM — The
Ministry of Health said it will
not provide medical support at the upcoming municipal and provincial council
elections due to a shortage of medical and nursing staff at public hospitals in
light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
A letter signed by Minister of Health Feras Al-Hawari
to Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the
Independent Election Commission (IEC) Khaled Al-Kalalda, stated that assigning medical staff to the
elections, scheduled for March 22, will increase the burden on the public
health sector, which currently faces a severe shortage of staff due to the pandemic.
The IEC has decided to hold elections for the
Greater Amman Municipality, as well as municipal and provincial councils, on March 22.
Read more National news
