Truck drivers exempted from institutional quarantine, to undergo home quarantine

AMMAN — Truck drivers entering the Kingdom are exempted from institutional quarantine, Land and Transport Regulatory Commission’s (LTRC) Director General Salah Lozi announced on Thursday. 

The official, in a statement cited by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, said that institutional quarantine for truck drivers has been replaced by home quarantine, with truck drivers coming from “green and yellow countries” sign a written pledge to isolate themselves at home for seven days, after undergoing a PCR test upon arrival to the Kingdom’s border crossings. 

Drivers coming from “red countries” pledge to isolate themselves for 14 days, he added, warning that violators of quarantine norms will be held accountable. Truck drivers also have to undertake in writing to report the related bodies if they, or a member of their families, show coronavirus symptoms, Petra added.