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Jordanian government employees return to work

Most civil servants had not worked since March due to anti-virus measures.
People  wearing protective face masks wait to complete their transactions in the Civil Status Department after Jordan's public sector employees returned gradually to work, two months after they were ordered to stay home as part of a tight lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC2CWG9G4C2S

Jordanian government workers returned to work today for the first time in two months.

Most civil servants in the Hashemite kingdom had not been working since March due to measures imposed by the government to stem the spread of COVID-19. Around 60% returned today in what will be a gradual resumption of government offices’ work, Reuters reported.

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