
Muscat: Personal preventive measures have been issued by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to citizens and residents to avoid exposure to mosquito bites.
MOH said in a statement: "Adhering to these personal protective measures will protect you against getting bitten by mosquitoes:
1- Wearing clothes with long sleeves that cover the maximum part of the body.
2- Using mosquito repellent on the exposed part of the body (caution with history of allergy, read product leaflet).
3- Using narrow window nets.
4- Spraying the house with insecticide (caution to avoid toxicity). "