Nayrouz News Agency : Contributions to Himmat Watan (A Nation’s Effort) Fund, which was established under Defence Order No. 4 to support national efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic and its repercussions was praised as "a sign of a nation’s solidarity”.

Rakan Musab, a medical student, said on Twitter: "Seeing major local organisations, companies, banks and businesses donating hundreds and even millions of [dinars] made me very proud to be Jordanian today.”

Musab added in his thread, "although only big donations make the news, I also know of individuals donating to both the fund and the Ministry of Health’s account. This all truly is a sign of a nation’s solidarity”.

Lorans Nori, a citizen residing in Saudi Arabia, said that he contributed to the fund to "help protect his family, friends, and fellow Jordanians”.

He added: "I have not lived in Jordan for 15 years, but I wanted to back the government’s efforts in trying to contain the spread of the virus. I may not be there in person, but I still owe it to my country.”

Donations have been pouring in from banks, companies and individuals to the fund, although many criticised the fact that known businessmen and millionaires have not yet contributed to the fund.

A list of Jordanian businessmen who have not contributed to the fund circulated on social media with citizens asking the millionaires to "pay back the country they made their fortune in,” as put by Mohammed Balbisi, a construction worker, on Facebook.

He added: "It is so shameful how these people made their fortunes in this country and with the help of its workers and yet they are not willing to help the nation in this time of crisis.”

However, most of the names listed have since donated to the fund.

"I do not think we should attack each other, whether rich or poor, at this time. Almost every big business, bank, and corporation has donated huge amounts of money. Some donated not once, but twice. We can all stand to be a bit more kind to each other at this point,” said Nour Qadi, an HR employee, on LinkedIn.