MUSCAT: The 14-day nationwide night movement ban ended on Saturday morning at 5am.

However, authorities has called for extra caution in the wake of rising coronavirus cases. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country has touched 111,837 including 1147 deaths.

“You must keep in mind that the movement ban has ended but the virus is still out there. You need to be careful while stepping out,” said a senior official at Ministry of Health.

“If you are careless and moving around without mask, you are putting yourself, children and the elderly at risk,” he said.

In the last seven days, Oman recorded a spike in mortality rates. In seven days, 87 people died in the country due to the virus.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Committee has called the public to exercise maximum caution. “Dear citizens and expatriates, and establishments please exercise maximum caution and implement precautionary measures aimed at curbing the rise in infections and deaths and report offenders to the authorities concerned,” the Supreme Committee said.