Director of Aqaba Health Directorate, Dr. Ibrahim Muayah has announced that 13 people in the city have left quarantine today.

Muayah pointed out that only two of the 13 people are residents of Aqaba, and that the rest are from the other governorates of the Kingdom.

He added that those who had completed the 14-day quarantine period signed on a pledge to commit to home quarantine for another 14 days.

The total number of people quarantined in Aqaba has reached 157,Muayah said.

"25 health teams were assigned to be present at the city's border crossings," he stated, adding that tourist ships and the crews were sterilized.

The Aqaba Health Directorate has also set up quarantine rooms at King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba.