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11:55 a.m.
Sunday 02 May 2021
Agencies:
The newly discovered Indian strain of the Corona virus continues to spread around the world, as new infections have been recorded in the Arab region, in conjunction with restrictions imposed by various countries around the world on those from India.
And Jordanian Minister of Health Firas Al-Hawari announced at dawn on Sunday that his country had recorded three infections with the Indian mutant of the new Corona virus, “for people who have not traveled”.
In statements to the official channel “Al-Mamlaka”, the minister indicated that “three cases of Indian mutant (Corona virus) have been recorded in Jordan for people who have not traveled” outside the country.
He explained that “people infected with the Indian strain are in good health”.
Al-Hawari clarified that “two cases have been recorded in Amman and one in Zarqa (23 km northeast of the capital) for people who have not traveled, which confirms that the emergence of the transferred cases n It is not necessarily that they come from abroad, but rather as a result of qualitative reproduction.
The Indian mutation of the Corona virus, which has been monitored to date in at least 17 countries, including France, the United Kingdom and Germany, is believed to be the most contagious and may reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, but things are still ambiguous. .
Last Sunday, Jordan decided to stop flights with India.
Other countries have imposed restrictions on travelers from India. In France, they are subject to a mandatory quarantine of ten days after their arrival, while Belgium decided on Tuesday to ban their entry.
Iraq was the first Arab country to announce that it suspected infection with the mutated Indian strain of the novel Corona virus on its soil.
On Thursday, Iraqi authorities announced that 21 people had been placed in quarantine on suspicion of being infected with the Indian strain of Corona, and that they are relatives of a suspected case recently returned from India.
And a number of Arab countries have recently announced the suspension of the reception of travelers from India, in anticipation of the outbreak of the Indian strain of the deadly virus on their soil.
Countries that imposed entry restrictions on arrivals from India were Lebanon, Oman, Kuwait, Sudan, Jordan, United Arab Emirates and Iraq.
Some countries have imposed unprecedented measures on those who come to their lands from India, including jail terms and fines.
Australia made it illegal to enter its territory from India and threatened with five years in prison and a fine of $ 66,600.
Under the Emergency Law, based on the Biosafety Act, anyone who has been in India in the past 14 days will be charged with a felony if they come to Australia.
The United States has also decided to impose restrictions on travelers from India, starting May 4, but has not revealed more details.
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