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On February 27, 2020, Jordan started COVID-19 screening at airports and implemented a two-week quarantine for positive cases. The kingdom confirmed its first coronavirus case on March 2. On March 16, when Jordan had 30 confirmed cases, the government enacted National Defense Law 13 of 1992. It announced a state of emergency on March 19 when 69 cases were confirmed. The government closed all borders and implemented a national lockdown considered one of the strictest governmental measures to be implemented in any country in response to COVID-19. By mid-April, Jordan started lifting restrictions on economic activity, ultimately lifting them altogether on May 3 while retaining a nightly curfew. Jordan’s initial measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 were among most successful anywhere, with the country flattening the curve and limiting the number of infection cases.