MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has expressed his satisfaction with the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Chairing a meeting of the Supreme Committee Bait Al Maamourah in Salalah on Thursday,His Majesty also praised the tremendous efforts of the health sector in fighting the virus. His Majesty pledged “more support to this sector so that it could shoulder the noble roles entrusted to it.”

His Majesty reaffirmed that government efforts in this regard aim primarily at protecting citizens and residents from this serious disease.

The government efforts, he added, also seek to ensure that institutions of the State continue to render their services and support the national economy by all means that ensure the sustainability of private sector’s activities and performance.

His Majesty the Sultan was briefed about developments of the pandemic—the increase in cases of infection at the local and global levels, as well as scientific breakthroughs aimed at developing a vaccine to prevent infection with the virus.