Water and Bread to Be Distributed by Bus Starting Tuesday

The Minister of Labour, Nidal Al-Bataineh, said on Monday that bread, water, infant milk, medicine, gas and diesel would reach everyone starting Tuesday.

He explained, on the "Voice of the Kingdom" programme, that from 9 am until 5 pm "water and bread will be distributed via Greater Amman Municipality vehicles in Amman and water tanker trucks in Amman, and in the governorates water and bread will be distributed by bus."

He affirmed that supply and production chains had started and were now operating, and that stocks were sufficient, adding: "We will reach every Jordanian home, and other essential goods will gradually be delivered."

Mayors will deliver bread to eligible recipients according to National Aid Fund records, jointly with the administrative governors and their representatives.

A fleet of government vehicles will be present in all governorates under the command of the administrative governor, Al-Bataineh affirmed, saying: "We will deliver goods to every Jordanian home."

On how bread will be packaged, Al-Bataineh explained that each bag will contain 3 kg of Arabic bread at a cost of 96.5 piastres, adding that bakeries would work from dawn to carry out the packaging to the highest public safety standards.

He stressed that bakeries are not permitted to receive any individual, on pain of closure.

As for the other essential goods, Al-Bataineh said frozen chicken, table eggs, sugar, rice and tobacco would be supplied on Thursday, with the process starting gradually.

"Next week, services will be activated with delivery companies to transport goods to homes, for a fee capped at two dinars."

Al-Bataineh said: "We will try to reach the door of the house and the flat to prevent gatherings in the streets, as these are considered a breach of the curfew order."

The Mayor of Amman, Yousef Al-Shawarbeh, explained that the Greater Amman Municipality would distribute bread via Amman Vision buses and 65 buses from Al-Mutakamela, across all areas within the Municipality's boundaries, but he explained that bread would not reach all citizens in a single day.

Al-Shawarbeh affirmed that the buses are sanitised and that those providing the service wear the required public safety equipment.

The Minister of Labour noted that paper permits had been discontinued and replaced with electronic permits issued by each minister for their own sector.

Temporary permits will also be issued for a set period and for a specific purpose.