More than 182,260 people have been infected by the Coronavirus across the world and 7,165 have died, with cases and deaths outside China overtaking those in the country where the outbreak began. Infections outside China have been reported by 161 countries.
Jordan’s King Abdullah approved a law that gives the government sweeping powers to enforce a state of emergency to help it combat the spread of Coronavirus, state media said.
The king sealed a royal decree that gave the Prime Minister Omar Razzaz extraordinary powers under a defense law enacted in times of war and disasters to enforce curfews, closing businesses and placing restrictions on freedom of movement of people.
In a letter to Razzaz, the monarch said he approved the law to help combat the virus without infringing on citizens political and civil rights.
