Muscat: The Supreme Committee on Wednesday has decided to reopen mosques that have a capacity of not less than 100 worshipers for the five daily prayers (Friday prayer excluded), following the conditions previously announced by the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs in coordination with the Ministry of Health.
The Supreme Committee decided the following: to allow reopening of mosques with a capacity not less than 100 worshippers for the five prayers only, not the Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer, according to the controls announced by the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, in coordination with the Ministry of Health.
To terminate implementing the decision which bans the conduct of businesses across the Sultanate from 8 pm to 4 am, and to continue working with the decision to reduce the entry of visitors to complexes, shops, restaurants, and cafés to no more than 50% of capacity, while allowing admission of children under 12 years of age.
To allow the reopening of exhibitions, wedding halls and other commercial activities which require people to gather together, provided not to exceed 30% of their capacity, and not to exceed 300 people in whatever case for halls with large capacities, while adhering to all preventive measures and requirements.
To allow Omanis and residents of the (GCC) countries living in Oman & working in the neighboring countries to cross land borders to their work, while holding proof of employment from their employers.
To allow people to visit beaches and public parks, with an emphasis on preventing all kinds of gatherings, and adhering to preventive measures and requirements.
To allow outdoor group sports, while adhering to all preventive measures and requirements. Seventh: to allow reopening of gyms at (50%) of their capacity, while adhering to all preventive measures and requirements.
To allow hotel guests and holders of affiliated club members to go to swimming pools, gyms, and their facilities in hotel facilities while adhering to all preventive measures and requirements.
The Committee also decided to extend the suspension of entry of travelers coming from Sudan, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Philippines, in addition to travelers coming from Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, and those who have been in or transited through any of the aforementioned countries in the previous 14 days prior to their request to enter the Sultanate, effective Saturday, June 5, at 2 pm and until further notice.
The Committee hereby urges citizens not to visit the countries during this period. The Supreme Committee stresses that the above-mentioned decisions aim primarily to mitigate the impact of this pandemic on the private sector and to stimulate its growth in a way that does not conflict with the commitment to the controls protecting the local community from the disease.
The Committee called on owners of these businesses to enforce the commitment to the approved precautionary controls, and follow-up compliance with these controls as the competent authorities will tighten control over violators.
The committee confirms that it is on continuous review of its decisions which are based on the epidemiological situation, and takes appropriate decisions suitably, including closing businesses and preventing movement if the situation so requires.
