The government, Dudin said, also launched a set of mitigating and stimulus measures and decisions with a total value of (JD448 million) in March of this year, with the aim of stimulating the economy and alleviating burdens on citizens and various sectors affected by the Covis-19 pandemic
He indicated that these measures and decisions included six main themes: social protection, preserving job opportunities in the private sector, stimulating employment, easing the burdens on the public transport sector, supporting investment activities in development zones, facilitating the collection of money owed from citizens, economic activities, and relieving borrowers from government lending funds.
He pointed out that the government announced in May of this year a plan for the gradual reopening of sectors, in order to reach a safe summer.
“We have set clear timetables that will end with resuming operations in all sectors at the beginning of next September, which will culminate – God willing – with the return of schools and universities to in-class education on their scheduled dates, according to safe protocols that guarantee the safety of students, teaching and administrative bodies, and this is a national strategic goal whose importance we all agree on,” Dudin said.
Dudin noted that the government, in conjunction with all these measures, launched a vaccination campaign against the Coronavirus at the beginning of this year, specifically since the middle of last January.
“We gradually expanded this campaign after the infrastructure was prepared for this, including vaccination centers in all governorates, in addition to contracting sufficient quantities for all target groups,” he added.
“Today, praise be to God, we find that we are in a relatively reassuring situation, especially in light of the stability rates of infections to less than 5%, due to the availability of vaccinations, the demand to receive them, and enhancing the capabilities of our hospitals, which the government has worked since its formation to double its capabilities to be ready to absorb any wave or any emergency, God forbid,” the media minister explained.
Source: Jordan News Agency