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Don’t blame the government for rise in COVID-19 cases, says Oman’s health minister

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Saturday, September 26, 2020

MUSCAT: Oman has experienced a rise in Covid-19 infections over the last few weeks as the total confirmed cases touched 95,907 in the country.

According to His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al Saidi, a certain group do not adhere to the preventive measures and continue to hold parties in farms, houses and closed places and gathering in beaches and public places which has resulted high number of infections.

“Face mask is the most powerful weapon we have against Covid-19. If you wear it properly in the right places it is as good as the vaccine or even better,” the Minister said.

“When the number of cases are going up the blame is on the government. No the government did all they have to do. We need to feel the responsibility and we need to work together. None of us is safe until all of us are safe,” Al Saidi added.

The Sultanate’s recovery rate has also dropped from 94 percent to 91 percent due to the rise in cases. The total recovered cases in the country stands at 86,765.

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