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Jordan gets high marks for dealing with COVID-19, but economic crisis deepens

Jordanians feel that while the government may have succeeded in thwarting the health crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic, it has failed so far in finding solutions to the deteriorating economy.

A dealer monitors price movements on an electronic board at the Amman Stock Exchange after it was reopened following 50-day halt over aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC2OLG9OBZFQ
A dealer monitors price movements on an electronic board at the Amman Stock Exchange after it was reopened following a 50-day halt aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus, Amman, Jordan, May 10, 2020. — REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

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