MUSCAT: Oman is beginning to see a drop in the number of coronavirus cases registered since the lockdown has been implemented, a top Ministry of Health official said.
Speaking in an interview with Oman TV, Dr. Saif Al Abri, Director General of Diseases Surveillance & Control said the decision to impose nationwide lockdown was taken to reduce the rate of infection. “We are beginning to see a drop in coronavirus cases. Such precautionary measures (movement ban) are taken to reduce infection rate to at least 60%,” Al Abri said.
“If the cases reduce significantly during this lockdown period particularly during Eid Al Adha holidays, then we will see success in lockdown regulations,” he said,
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Meanwhile, the Supreme Committee praised the efforts of citizens and residents in adhering to the lockdown regulations that is imposed since July 25.
