AMMAN, Feb 22 -- Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh has tested positive for COVID-19, said State Minister for Media Affairs and government spokesperson Faisal Shboul on Monday.
He added that the prime minister tested positive earlier Monday while on an official visit in Egypt, assuring that Khasawneh is asymptomatic, Xinhua quoted Jordan's state-run Petra news agency report.
Khasawneh's scheduled official meetings have been changed, including a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, said Shboul.
The prime minister would self-quarantine upon his return to Jordan according to the established health protocol, added Shboul.
On Monday, Jordan reported 11,254 new cases as well as 31 COVID-19 related deaths, raising the caseload in the country to 1,582,161, and the death toll from the pandemic to 13,713, according to the Health Ministry.
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