MUSCAT: A fishing village in Al Wusta Governorate has been closed to avoid the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries said on Sunday.
The Fisheries Department closed the village in the Ras Madrakah region in Duqm to control the fishermen from gathering. The department also took took various measures which includes preventing public from entering the fishing ports and the service of suspending tourist or recreational boats.
It is worth noting that Al Wusta is the only governorate in the country that is currently free of coronavirus. Oman on Sunday reported 1,266 cases of Covif-19.
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