SC to decide whether or not to allow visits to Dhofar

Muscat: The Supreme Committee on Covid-19 on Thursday held its 24th press conference at the premises of the Ministry of Education.

During the conference Dr Ahmed al Saeedi, Minister of Health, made the statement when he was asked about the tourism season in Dhofar Governorate, said that a technical team tasked with studying the issue will submit its report to the Supreme Covid-19 Committee shortly. Accordingly, a decision will be taken about whether or not to allow visits to Dhofar.

The implementation of full lockdown depends on the epidemiological situation in the Sultanate, said the minister, who pointed out that partial closure of Dhofar Governorate yielded positive results earlier