Health Minister : Recent tests shows infected person "free of coronavirus"
09-03-2020 04:11 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Health Minister, Saad Jaber, confirmed that the results of recent laboratory tests, for the first person infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom and his colleague at the quarantine at Prince Hamzah Public Hospital, have confirmed that they are free of the virus.
Jaber told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) Monday evening that tests results carried out on the infected and his colleague were negative, meaning that their bodies are completely free of the virus.
He added that the infected and his colleague will be reexamined next Friday, in accordance with the tests system followed by the World Health Organization (WHO), which stipulate that the tests must be repeated four days after the last examination to confirm the result.
He said in case Friday's tests results were a match with test results conducted today, the infected person will be announced "cured", he and his colleague will be released from the quarantine, and they will be allowed to leave the hospital.