MUSCAT: His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al Saidi, Minister of Health has indicated that the government may take more stringent measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Speaking in an interview with Kuwait TV, the Minister said the country has not decided to impose the curfew yet. “We have not decided to impose the curfew yet but there are already tough measures in place including reducing the number of workers in the government sector to 30%,” he said.
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However, the minister hinted that Supreme Committee may decide to take tough measures to contain the virus. “To a great extent we are able to reduce the number of cases in the country through various measures we have taken so far but maybe in the next meetings we will witness the issuance of tougher decisions,” Al Saidi added.
Oman on Sunday confirmed 167 cases of coronavirus cases in the country. The Sultanate will also suspend all international and domestic flights from landing in the country starting today, March 29, 2020 to an indefinite period.
