Issued on: 28/04/2020 – 18:24Modified: 28/04/2020 – 18:26
In this edition of Middle East Matters, we continue our rolling coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic across the region. Jordan is flattening its coronavirus curve after a series of strict measures, including travel bans. We speak to Health Minister Saad Jaber, himself a doctor, about how he's managed the crisis. Also, deadly clashes erupt after hundreds take to the streets in northern Lebanon amid a crash in the local currency and a surge in food prices.
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Jordan has become one of the first countries in the Middle East to ease its lockdown against the Covid-19 outbreak. During almost 40 days, daily life was upended, the economy paralysed, the 10 million-strong population divided and borders shut. Some called these measures draconian, but experts say it was because of these early steps that the country managed to maintain a very low death toll, which currently stands at under 10.
At the helm of the campaign to battle the disease is one man: Health Minister Saad Jaber, whose nightly press briefings have become must-watch TV in Jordan. He joined us from Amman to discuss his response to the crisis.
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