(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN â Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Ali Al Ayed on Saturday announced the suspension of reopening more sectors due to the increase in COVID-19 infections and rising percentage of positive tests. Ayed said that the higher committee in charge of addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh, was briefed on an assessment of the indicators of the epidemiological situation, such as higher number of infection, higher percentage of positive tests, and increased fatalities especially those caused by the new variant of the virus.