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Close private beaches until further notice, Ministry tells hotels in Oman

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Saturday, October 10, 2020

MUSCAT: In the wake of surge in coronavirus cases, hotels in the country have been asked to restrict guests from using private beaches throughout the day, Ministry of Heritage and Tourism said.

The decision comes following the Supreme Committee’s directives to close all beaches in the country.

In a statement issued, the Ministry asked hotels to close its beaches from October 11 to October until further notice.

“In order to avoid legal issues, hotels must not allow guests to use its beaches starting from October 11 until further notice. Notice boards explaining this regulation must be put up in Arabic and English,” Ministry said in the statement.

Covid-19 cases in the country has touched 104,129 including 1009 deaths.

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