Abstract
This article aims to provide a model by using cumulative cases for SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) outbreak in most major countries with focusing on the Jordanian experience and response in combating COVID-19.
 On March 2nd, 2020, Jordan reported the first confirmed cases of COVID‐19. Although, Jordan was among the first countries to implement highly strict preventive and control measures, the outbreak started around 1st October, 2020 (7 months later), after that there was a significant increase in the number of confirmed cases. 
 However, there are always opportunities to learn from the global experience to improve the current national strategy.
Highlights
IntroductionThe COVID-19 outbreak (previously 2019-nCoV) was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus
The COVID-19 outbreak was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Jordan was among the first countries to implement highly strict preventive and control measures, the outbreak started around 1st October, 2020 (7 months later), after that there was a significant increase in the number of confirmed cases, In this work we focus on the evolution of the COVID-19 in Jordan and to answer the question “Do the policies of social isolation really work? there are always opportunities to learn from the global experience to improve the current national strategy
Summary
The COVID-19 outbreak (previously 2019-nCoV) was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This outbreak started in December 2019 in Wuhan city in Hubei province of China. The epidemiology of COVID-19 in Jordan has continued to evolve since cases were first detected in the country on March 2, 2020. At the onset of the global epidemic, the authorities implemented a range of measures to try and limit the spread of the virus. Two weeks after the first case was announced on March 2nd, 2020, Jordan decided to “flatten the curve” with a multi-pronged approach centered around mandatory physical distancing with a nationwide curfew, closed borders, and military patrols which was last seen last seen in the early 1990s [8, 10]. The authorities launched a public communication and awareness campaign to inform the public on testing and treatment facilities and imposed social distancing measures and the use of masks
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