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Jordan allows daytime driving as it relaxes coronavirus lockdown

Jordan is allowing people to drive their vehicles and many businesses to reopen for the first time in more than a month.
Jordanian police check the electronic passes, amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a checkpoint in Amman, Jordan April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC2D0G93LSTB

Jordan allowed people to freely move around and businesses to reopen on Monday as it relaxed its countrywide lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

One resident of the capital Amman said the decision was “brave,” but that Jordan’s fight with the virus may not be over.

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