MUSCAT: A pharmacy in Mabela was shutdown on Thursday after it sold a box of face masks for OMR 60, the Public Authority for Consumer Protection said.
This is the second pharmacy to be closed down in less than two days. Earlier on Wednesday, a pharmacy in Muscat was closed down for raising the prices of face masks.
Authorities have warned the pharmacies that action will be taken if they try to increase prices for face masks.
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Most pharmacies in Muscat have run out of protective face masks, especially the high quality N-95 mask. The Ministry of Health on Wednesday held an emergency meeting with officials of pharmaceutical companies to ensure that they always keep the face masks and hand sanitisers in stock always.
The Arabian Stories contacted several pharmacies to buy face masks but most of them said that they have run out of supplies. The specialised anti-viral filter mask N-95 has completely sold out, confirmed pharmacists.
Oman on Thursday registered the sixth case of coronavirus after a person who travelled to Iran was diagnosed with the virus.
