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Jordan reimposes restrictions on schools, businesses after COVID-19 spike

Places of worship, cafes, restaurants and public markets must close their doors for the next two weeks.

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Students wearing protective masks sit in a classroom on the first day of school in the Jordanian capital, Amman, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, on Sept. 1, 2020. — KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images)

A spike in coronavirus cases has prompted Jordan to suspend schools and announce a series of nationwide restrictions for two weeks beginning Thursday. 

The government is shuttering places of worship, cafes, restaurants and public markets, and schools will switch to online learning for all but grades 1, 3 and 12.  

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