The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday reported 974 new cases and zero deaths in the last 24 hours.
The figures are welcome as the country will be hosting big events like Muscat Book Fair and IronMan, starting from Thursday.
The Sultanate of Oman last reported no death was on January 18 and less than 1,000 cases were on January 12 (718 cases).
Also, in the last 24 hours, only 46 patients were admitted to hospitals, taking the number of inpatients to 299, including 67 in intensive care Units (ICU).
The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate is 378,922, including 4,238 deaths.
The total number of recoveries is 360,795, while the recovery rate is 95.2 per cent.
Meanwhile, the authorities said there is no truth in reports about exempting citizens travelling from UAE from PCR tests.
Citizens coming to the Sultanate of Oman must present a certificate of receiving two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and a negative PCR test certificate not exceeding 14 days from the date of taking the sample.
Meanwhile, with several countries easing travel restrictions, especially for vaccinated travelers, the ITA has reported a jump in ticket sales.
Nearly 18 destinations are open to vaccinated travellers without quarantine or pre-departure testing requirements; 28 of them are open to vaccinated travellers without quarantine requirements (including the 18 markets mentioned above). In addition, 37 markets are open to vaccinated travellers under varying conditions (18 having no restrictions, others requiring testing or quarantine, or both).
“Vaccinated travellers have the potential to travel much more extensively with fewer hassles than even a few weeks ago. This is giving growing numbers of travellers the confidence to buy tickets. And that is good news. Now we need to further accelerate the removal of travel restrictions. While recent progress is impressive, the world remains far from 2019 levels of connectivity. Thirteen of the top 50 travel markets still do not provide easy access to all vaccinated travellers,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director-General.
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