Minister of Health Dr. Yassin has established a committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a patient in the Mafraq Hospital emergency room, said a government media spokesman. The patient entered the hospital on the morning of Tuesday, April 12, 2011, complaining of a pain in his chest. It was determined that he had suffered a massive stroke and he was transferred to the coronary intensive care unit and given the necessary treatment. An hour and a half later, the patient died.

These events come during the strike by doctors of the Jordan Medical Association-- who are calling, among other things, for a restructured salary system-- which enters its third day today.