Just 12 days ago Oman reopened its borders. However, due to rising COVID-19 cases the country has now decided to implement a curfew for two weeks.
The 8pm to 5am curfew came into effect yesterday, October 11, and will continue until October 24.
In a statement issued by the country’s supreme committee on Friday, it was stated that the new curfew was due to slowly rising cases.
“In the light of the current situation regarding the rise of infections in the country, it has been decided to impose the curfew to protect members of the public and limit the spread of the virus,” the statement said. “We ask people to adhere to the new rule and business owners violating it will be named and shamed in the media.”
All beaches across the country will also be closed for the next two weeks.
To date, there have been 104,129 confirmed cases in Oman – 91,731 have recovered and 1,009 have died.
