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Travel restrictions
Airports in Jordan opened with limited routes on September 8th, 2020.

All travellers to Jordan need to meet the following requirements upon entering the country:
Visit https://www.visitjordan.gov.jo to complete the required form

• Have been resided in these countries for the last 14 days
• Have PCR test with a negative result within 120 hours before departure (Not required for children under 5 years old)
• Another PCR test is required upon arrival Jordan (costs JOD 40.00 - approximately 56USD). Since October 7th, Passengers may now leave the airport after testing and go directly to their homes, with results arriving later by text message.
• Install (AMAN Application) on mobile phone
• Submit Passenger Health Declaration and Locator Form
• Have a valid Health Insurance that cover COVID19 treatment for the whole period of the intended visit (This condition does not apply to Jordanian Nationality)
• Any passenger gives falsified or incorrect information is subject to a fine 10,000 JD.
• Mandatory home quarantine for 7 days
• At the end of the mandatory home quarantine, another PCR test is required at travelers own expense and results need to be given to the governorate’s health directorate.

The Jordan Ministry of Transport classified countries into three categories (red, yellow and green) depending on the scale of the COVID-19 outbreak:

• List of Green Countries as of September 30th: Algeria, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Poland, Thailand, Turkey, Switzerland and Yemen.
• List of Yellow Countries as of September 30th: Egypt, Malta, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Austria, Hungary and Denmark.
• List of Red Countries as of September 30th: Bahrain, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Spain, USA, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Israel. Any other country not listed above will be considered as a 'red country'.

People who arrive from countries that are classified as green and their PCR test comes negative, they will not be sent to quarantine.
People who arrive from countries classified as yellow will be sent to institutional-quarantine for a period of seven days and then to home-quarantine for another seven days.
People who arrive from countries which are on the red list, will be sent to institutional-quarantine for a period of seven days and then to home-quarantine for another seven days with a tracking bracelet.

Since September 23rd, individuals arriving in Jordan need to quarantine for one week if they have a negative COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours of departure to Jordan and a negative COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival at the airport in Jordan.  However, non-Jordanian nationals who both test positive on arrival at the airport and have valid health insurance will be sent to a quarantine facility at the Dead Sea or a private hospital.  In the case that an individual’s insurance does not cover the complete costs of hospital care for the duration of the illness, the Government of Jordan will return the individual to his or her origin country.

There has been no announcement from the Government of Jordan about the opening of the land borders with Israel and the West Bank.

Measures taken by the government
There is airport testing upon arrival in Jordan. A payment by the citizen of 40 JOD is required online in advance. Please expect to wait 2 to 3 hours at the airport for results to process.  If there is a positive PCR result, passengers will be denied entry into Jordan and returned to their departure city.
On June 4th, 2020, the Government of Jordan announced the launch of a website which provides updates and FAQs about the COVID-19 situation in Jordan and explains the re-opening of the country’s various sectors: https://corona.moh.gov.jo/en
On September 14th, 2020, the Jordanian Government adjusted the curfew for economic establishments to 12 a.m. (midnight) and for individuals to 1 a.m., both ending at 6 a.m. the following morning.
The Government of Jordan has implemented social distancing regulations and mandatory mask-wearing in business establishments, public transportation, and government facilities due to COVID-19.
On October 1st, restaurants and other businesses reopened operations but will be subject to the scheduled comprehensive curfew.
On October 6th, 2020, the Government of Jordan announced it will impose a weekly, nationwide comprehensive curfew every Friday at 12:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. Sunday. In addition to the comprehensive curfew on Fridays and Saturdays, a nightly curfew will remain in effect nationwide from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m., and 12:00 a.m. to 6 a.m. for commercial establishments.

Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
Ministry of Health (MoH) Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC) hotline: +962 77 8410186 (mobile) for English speakers or +962 6 500 4545 (landline) or 111.

Source:
US Embassy in Jordan https://jo.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on October 19th (checked on October 21st)

Jordan Tourism Board: COVID-19 Update https://www.myjordanjourney.com/coronavirus-update
Published on October 8th (checked on October 21st)

For more information please visit our COVID-19 Updates page at https://www.hiddentrails.com/article/covid19update.aspx