AMMAN — The government has announced plans to study the revocation of Defense Law No. (13) of 1992 in the coming days, following the World Health Organization's (WHO) announcement that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global health emergency.

Minister of Government Communication and government spokesperson, Faisal Shboul, made the announcement, stating that the Defense Law is a permanent piece of legislation that is reinstated to face emergency circumstances. It is set by a Cabinet decision and approved by a Royal decree.