Muscat: All airports in Oman have begun screening passengers coming from China and other Asian countries where coronavirus cases were reported, an official from Oman Airports told The Arabian Stories.
According to reports, the coronavirus outbreak has killed 25 people and at least 830 people in China as health authorities around the world took action to prevent a global pandemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged that the respiratory illness is an emergency in China, but said it is too early to declare it a global one.
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However, a top official at Oman Airports said all airports in the country are prepared to deal with the situation. “This is a combined coordination from Ministry of Health, Royal Oman Police and of course Oman Airports to examine those travellers coming from China. We are closely monitoring the situation,” he said.
Oman Airports also issued a statement that said: “We are currently checking passengers at all airports in the country and we are prepared to deal with any situations.”
830 infected with coronavirus
Meanwhile, in China, the number of cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of January 23 has gone up to 830, while the death toll from the virus has risen to 25, the National Health Commission announced on Friday.
The virus originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei late last year and has spread to other Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai, as well as the United States, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. Earlier on Friday, Japan confirmed a second case of coronavirus.
