Al-Anbat-- Raghad Zahran
National Epidemiological Committee member Dr. Bassam Hijawi
said that the suspect of being infected with the new Corona virus
"Omicron" is a person coming from an African country.
Hijawi confirmed that the person spent 14 days in a third
country before coming to Jordan.
He added that the person who was suspected of being infected
with the mutant virus is currently institutionally quarantined, after he was
suspected of being infected with "Omicron".
And he indicated that the case is still under suspicion and
being verified in the laboratory, noting that if the infection is confirmed,
the Ministry of Health will announce it.
He explained that the case appeared in the PCR tests, and
moved to the second stage, then the genetic sequence was tested to confirm it.
He indicated that Jordan has taken the necessary measures
according to a protocol since the start of the Omicron Declaration in South
Africa.