This document summarizes the context and policies related to Covid-19 in Jordan. It discusses how Jordan initiated screening at airports and quarantine after the WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Jordan then enacted its National Defense Law to declare a state of emergency after 69 confirmed cases. This law allows the Prime Minister to take necessary measures to secure public safety during national security threats like epidemics. Jordan subsequently announced a full lockdown based on this law. The document also outlines Jordan's containment policies and stringency index, as well as its economic and social protection policies to deal with the pandemic's socioeconomic consequences.
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Context of Covid-19 in Jordan: A Reality and Policies.
6. The1992 National Defense Law 13
It pertains to defending the country from any national security or
general safety threats. (Article 2:A).
An outbreak of a plague or epidemic
War
Social disorder
16. Policies to
deal with
the
socioecono
mic
consequen
ces of the
pandemic
Economic
recovery
The Solidarity I
The Solidarity II
Economic Empowerment I
Supporting the Tourism sector
Social
Protection
A Nations Effort Himmat Watan
Supporting Program I
Supporting Program II
The Economic Empowerment Program II
