Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein tests positive for Covid-19

King Abdullah and Queen Rania test negative for the virus

Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. Photo: Reuters

A medical worker prepares to give a vaccination against Covid-19 at a clinic in Jordan’s capital, Amman. Photo: EPA

At a medical centre in Amman, volunteer Bahaaldin Atayeh talks to people to persuade them to be immunised against Covid-19. Photo: Reuters

A man receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Amman. Photo: EPA

Bahaaldin Atayeh, who is encouraging people to be immunised against Covid-19, speaks to a man at a medical centre in Amman. Photo: Reuters

A vial of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Amman. Photo: AFP

The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrives in a Royal Jordanian plane at Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, on January 11, 2021. Photo: AFP

Pupils wear face masks in a classroom in Amman, on February 7, 2021. Schools in Jordan are gradually reopening after a governmental directive to ease Covid-19 restrictions. Photo: AFP

People wait at the main entrance of the Prince Hashem bin Hussein Military Hospital, Jordan’s first Covid-19 field hospital, in the city of Zarqa. Photo: AFP

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Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.

Prince Hussein was tested as part of a regular examination after showing mild symptoms, the Royal Hashemite Court said.

The prince, as well as the rest of the royal family, have all been vaccinated. King Abdullah II and Queen Rania were tested for the virus but both had negative results.

The king and queen will self-isolate for five days in accordance with Jordan's Covid-19 restrictions.

Jordan was praised in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic for acting quickly to quarantine incoming travellers. Hundreds were taken to resorts on the Dead Sea and hotels in the capital Amman on buses from Queen Alia International Airport.

But the kingdom has since seen two large waves of the virus, killing over 10,000 people and infecting 819,000. On Sunday, Jordan reported 987 new cases, part of a plateau since late May this year. WHO figures show 6,866,023 doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered to Jordan's 10 million population, in one of the first programmes to cover refugees.

King Abdullah called for the world's nations to work together to tackle the virus and other pressing issues as he attended the UN General Assembly last week.

He said international bodies and the UN must “pool our resources and respond quickly” to share vaccines and meet other threats like terrorism and climate change.