Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Sa'ad Jaber said that the Kingdom has reported 40 new cases of the novel coronavirus.

The new cases, Jaber added in press briefing at the National Center for Security and Crises Management, include 26 cases in Irbid governorate, and 14 cases in the capital Amman.

Jaber called on citizens to stay at their homes in order to fight this menace, stressing that 90 per cent of our citizens are committed to all measures that have been taken by the government.

We are at a crossroads, the minister stressed, describing the situation in the Kingdom as a severe one.