Fine, jail for not wearing mask

Primary Courts in the governorates of North Al Batinah and Dhofar issued penal verdicts convicting three citizens who breached decisions of the Supreme Court tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. These provisions come for non-compliance with the institutional quarantine and for not wearing a mask. The offenders were awarded penalties ranging between three-month imprisonment and fines of RO 1,000. — ONA