MUSCAT: With the Supreme Committee imposing a complete closure of commercial activities throughout the day from May 8 to 15, the Government Communication Centre (GC) has issued a list of activities that are exempted from the ban.

Following are the list of commercial activities excluded from the ban:

• Central markets for the sale of vegetables, fruits and fish with a capacity of 50 percent.
• Hypermarkets with only 30% capacity.
• Central slaughterhouses with a capacity of 50 percent.
• Fuel stations, including tyre and vehicle repair inside the stations, and express shopping stores, with a maximum of 3 customers at one time.
• Fishing boats repair workshops and selling fishing accessories.
• Health institutions, including veterinary centers, pharmacies and optical shops.
•  Food stores, grocery shops, bakery, Omani sweets shops, ice cream shops, juice shops, meat shops, honey and herbs shops, date shops, spices shops and water shops.
  

Following commercial activities can operate without receiving visitors:

• Construction and contracting companies
• Transportation and storage companies
• Insurance companies
• Consulting companies of all kinds
• Law firms
• Auditing and accounting offices
• Translation offices
• Sanad centers
• Shipping and customs clearance offices
• Postal companies