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.
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.
“Only time will show if it will increase the spread of the virus or not, as some people are not taking safety measures seriously,” Ibrahim Rantissi told Al-Monitor.
The decisions allows people to drive around and businesses to reopen for the first time in more than a month. Jordanians can now drive their vehicles between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Barbershops, salons and dry cleaners are among the businesses that can now reopen. Public transportation and taxi services have resumed, but people using them must wear gloves and a face mask, according to a report from Reuters.
