19 residential buildings in Amman isolated

AMMAN — Nineteen residential buildings in Amman, of which five in the Ashrafyieh region, were isolated on Saturday after COVID-19 infections were reported there.

The buildings are located in the areas of Tala'a Al Ali, Khraibet Al Souq, Sahab, Khalda, Marj Al Hammam, Jabal Amman/Fourth Circle, Swefieh, Um Al Basateen, Jabal Al Zuhour, Jabal Al Joufeh, Shemeisani, Al Bayadar, Musdar, North Marka, and five buildings in the Ashrafyieh region, Amman Governor Saed Shehab said.

The governor said that the buildings were sterilised and all precautionary measures were taken. Police patrol teams were deployed to prevent people from leaving or entering the buildings and enable epidemiological investigation teams to collect samples.