MUSCAT: His Excellency Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidy, Minister of Interior will head the committee to handle the economic effects of the COVID-19 in the country.
On Sunday, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has ordered to establish the committee in light of the economic repercussions locally due to coronavirus.
Al Busaidy also heads the Supreme Committee to tackle the spread of coronavirus and is also the chairman of the National Committee of Census 2020.
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“In light of the economic repercussions locally and globally resulting from the spread of the coronavirus, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik gives a supreme directive to form a panel emanating from the Supreme Committee in charge to deal with COVID-19 pandemic. The committee, headed by the Minister of Interior and the Chairman of the Supreme Committee, will handle the economic effects of the pandemic by setting an appropriate mechanism to ensure the speedy return of economic activities and ensure accelerated economic growth,” the statement from the Private Office said.
