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Oman tests more than 70,000 samples for Covid-19

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

MUSCAT: Oman has tested 72,000 samples for coronavirus (Covid-19) infection so far, according to a top Ministry of Health official. 

His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saif Al Hosni, Undersecretary of Ministry of Health said close to 2,000 samples are being tested daily. “As you know we have dedicated centres for testing and at the same time we have introduced mobile buses for conducting the examination. This has increased the daily testing,” Al Hosni said in an interview with Oman TV.  

According to Al Hosni, 111 Covid-19 cases are now in hospital and 33 in intensive care. “30 patients have been put on ventilators,” he added.

Oman’s total Covid-19 cases touched 5,671 on Tuesday.

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