Army chief instructs RMS to increase bed capacity at Dead Sea military hospital

AMMAN — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti on Thursday instructed the Royal Medical Services (RMS) to increase the number of beds in the military field hospital at the Dead Sea’s quarantine area to 400. 

Amid the growing number of the COVID-19 infections,  Huneiti also issued directives to increase the capacity of all hospitals affiliated with the RMS, notably isolation and the ICU rooms, in addition to increasing the number of the epidemiological investigation teams, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Meanwhile, the RMS personnel have collected around 2,500 coronavirus samples in Sahab, including samples from workers in 40 factories, three banks and the administration of the Free Zone.