DUBAI: Jordan’s construction industry is going back to work following a decision by the country’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing, the Jordan News Agency reported.

The ministry has already resumed work on five construction projects – emergency premises at the Al-Bashir Hospitals Complex, the Desert Road, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Amman - Zarqa, the Dead Sea bridges and the Hadalat road in northern Jordan.

The move follows the country’s easing of lockdown measures in some cities with virtually no confirmed cases of COVID-19, including allowing some commercial establishments to reopen.

Minister Falah Omoush said it was important for the country to restart its construction sector, as it links to other industries also struggling amid the pandemic.

Omush said the ministry has been receiving applications from private projects to resume work for workers and architects, adding they will be screened against safety precautions before being allowed to operate.