Day: June 18, 2021

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Government Policy

U.N. chief Guterres appointed for second term

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second-five year-term on Friday by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly.

“I will give it my all to ensure the blossoming of trust between and among nations large and small, to build bridges, and to engage relentlessly in confidence building,” Guterres told the General Assembly after taking the oath of office.

The 15-member Security Council earlier this month recommended the General Assembly re-appoint Guterres. His second term starts on beginning on Jan. 1, 2022.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Judicial

Establishing independent Tourist Risks Account – says minister

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Nayef al-Fayez, said the 2021 amended Jordan Tourism Board by-law includes a new article to establish an independent Tourist Risks Account.

Al-Fayez told Petra that the amended by-law that includes establishing a board of directors entrusted with defining terms and procedures of requests to obtain facilities and financial assistance from the account in accordance with instructions issued by the board for this purpose.

Approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday, the amended by-law came to mitigate the impacts stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic on professions at this key sector, al-Fayez said.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Judicial

Jordan condemns Israeli assaults on worshippers at Al Aqsa

Jordan on Friday condemned the Israeli assaults on worshippers at Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Deifallah al-Fayez said such assault is a violation of Al Aqsa Mosque’s sanctity and worshipers” safety.

He stressed that the Jerusalem Awqaf Department is the sole authority responsible for administrating all the Aqsa Mosque’s affairs, calling on Israel to respect the historical and legal status quo in the holy city.

He also called on Israel, as the occupying force, to respect its obligations in accordance with international law and halt its violations and attacks in the holy city of Jerusalem.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Health

Britain reports steep rise in weekly Delta variant cases

Britain has reported another steep rise in the weekly reported cases of the Delta coronavirus variant, Public Health England data showed on Friday, after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to delay the final lifting of lockdown restrictions.

PHE said there had been 33,630 new cases of the Delta variant first identified in India in the week to June 16, taking the number of confirmed cases to 75,953, a 79% increase on the previous total.

“Cases are rising rapidly across the country and the Delta variant is now dominant,” said Jenny Harries, Chief Executive, UK Health Security Agency.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Health

Health Ministry: 12 COVID-19 related deaths, 301 infections recorded in Kingdom on Friday

The Ministry of Health said Friday it recorded 12 coronavirus related deaths and 301 infections across the Kingdom, bringing the death toll to 9,647 and the caseload to 745,667.

According to the ministry’s daily brief, the number of currently active cases reached 6,652, with 64 admitted to hospitals today, while 54 were discharged.

The report also said that the occupancy rate of isolation beds in the northern region was 6 per cent, intensive care beds 10 per cent and ventilators 5 per cent.

In the Central region, the occupancy rate of isolation beds was at 12 per cent, intensive care 25 per cent and ventilators 8 per cent, the report said.

In the southern region, the occupancy rate of isolation beds was 4 per cent, intensive care 7 per cent and ventilators 4 per cent, it showed.

It also said that 14,236 PCR tests were collected, bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 7,642,608, with a positivity rate today of about 2.11 per cent.

Source: Jordan News Agency