The Sultanate of Oman calls on citizens and residents not to travel unless absolutely necessary

The Omani Ministry of Health has called on citizens and residents not to travel except for the most urgent necessity during the current period, especially with the emergence of new and mutated strains of the Corona virus (Covid 19).

Today, Sunday, the Oman News Agency quoted the head of the International Health Regulations and Port Health Department of the General Directorate for Disease Control and Control at the Ministry of Health, Khalid bin Saeed Al-Harithi, as saying that the statistics available to the Ministry of Health for travelers coming to the Sultanate showed that some countries have more cases of the virus than other countries. The other, calling for not to travel outside the Sultanate at the present time and the need to adhere to precautionary measures, which would help reduce the percentage of injuries in the Sultanate.

He stressed that all travelers coming to the Sultanate are subject to examination before and after arrival, and they are also followed up during the institutional or home isolation period.

And he indicated that during the last period, it was observed that some travelers coming from outside the Sultanate do not adhere to the procedures stipulated by the decisions of the Supreme Committee, such as adherence to health or institutional isolation according to the category, stressing the importance of adherence to isolation and the health procedures followed to ensure that infection does not spread among the community.

Al-Harthi added that obtaining data on the disease varies between countries, which is a problem faced by the World Health Organization and also countries through which cases can be known in these countries, especially with the emergence of new strains of the disease and the presence of genetic mutations of the virus that led to its rapid spread and is based on the transparency and credibility of countries in Submit numbers and statistics.

Today, the Ministry of Health announced that the total number of registered infections with the Coronavirus in the Sultanate has reached 139,362, deaths 1,552, and those recovering 130,653.

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