MUSCAT: With neighbouring UAE and Saudi Arabia reporting its first cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Oman may impose new measures to contain its spread, a top Ministry of Health (MOH) official informed The Arabian Stories.
“We are closely watching the developments around the globe including the region. It’s a concern that the virus is spreading around the world. We need to look at imposing measures that could stop the variant from entering,” said the official.
On Wednesday evening, UAE reported the first case of Omicron after an African woman arriving from an African country through an Arab country tested positive, state news agency WAM reported.
Read More
- His Majesty Sultan Haitham returns home after state visits to China, Brunei
- Oman’s digital economy contributes 9% to GDP as investments reach RO 1.3 billion in 2025
- Muscat Municipality announces traffic diversion on Al Khuwair service road from November 4
- Oman clarifies expat recruitment rules after agency talks
- Oman police arrest two over vehicle theft, number plate tampering and resisting officers in Seeb
Saudi Arabia recorded the Gulf’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
“One case of the Omicron variant has been detected in the kingdom — it was a citizen coming from a North African country,” a Saudi health ministry official told the state SPA news agency.
“He has been put in isolation, as have his contacts, and the necessary health measures have been taken,” SPA added.
