Jordan announces 1st case of COVID-19 infection

AMMAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Monday confirmed the first case of the novel coronavirus infection in the country, state-run Petra news agency reported.

The first case is a Jordanian in his early 30s who came back recently from Italy and had been kept in quarantine for days, Jordanian Health Minister Saad Jaber said.

If the number of coronavirus cases reaches 20, schools will be closed and gathering banned, Jaber noted.