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Curfew hours extended in Jordan as coronavirus numbers spike

Jordanian officials said Monday the small country had entered its second wave of the coronavirus.

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A municipality worker disinfects a pharmacy in the Jordanian capital Amman as part of preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus, on March 21, 2020. — Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images

Jordan will extend an overnight curfew beginning Tuesday amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases, in what Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said is now the second wave of the virus.

Authorities are extending an overnight curfew for Jordanians from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., with businesses not permitted to operate between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. On Friday, a 24-hour curfew will be in place in Jordan’s two biggest cities, Amman and Zarqa.

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