Thursday 25 / April / 2024
Muscat: The Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has decided to impose a ban on movement of people and vehicles, and ordered the closure of all public places and commercial activities (while allowing home delivery service) from 8 pm to 4 am starting from Sunday, 20 June 2021, till further notice.
The decision exempts activities and segments excluded from similar bans announced earlier.
The Supreme Committee reaffirms that all health sector establishments, led by the Ministry of Health, are resolute in their efforts to continue implementing “Covid-19 National Immunisation Plan” in accordance with the preset stages and segments.
The Committee urges all target segments to take the initiative and get vaccinated against Covid-19 to protect themselves, their families and their communities from this disease.
While appreciating the commitment of many individuals in society and across different establishments to precautionary measures aimed to curb the spread of the disease, the Supreme Committee expresses its astonishment and deep concern at the indifference of some people who continue to hold gatherings for various events in stark violation of the approved procedures.
The Committee warns that the (law and order) departments concerned are firm in undertaking (punitive) action adequate in this regard.
There were 2,015 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday, June 17, according to the Tarassud COVID monitoring app. In Oman, 26,217 people still have the disease.
242,723 people in the country have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, of whom 134,951 are Omani, and 107,772 are expatriates. 171,129 of those who have tested positive so far are men, the other 71,594 are women.
An additional 1,072 people have also recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 213,880. The recovery rate stands at 88.1 per cent. 182 people were admitted to hospital on Thursday, bringing the total number of hospital admissions due to COVID-19 to 1,306. 382 patients are in intensive care.
Exempted from the movement ban
1. Healthcare workers and emergency services personnel and vehicles
2. Utility vehicles that transport water, and maintain electricity and water services
3. Private hospitals
4. Pharmacies authorised to operate at night, per the decisions of the Ministry of Health
5. Seaports and airports
6. Trucks weighing 3 tonnes and above, water tankers, and sewage transport lorries
7. Factory workers, although employees are not pemitted from leaving the premises while the ban is in effect
8. Workers involved in operations and loading activities in factories and warehouses, although employees are not allowed to leave the premises while the ban is in effect
9. Gas station attendants operating under a shift system, as authorised by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, in collaboration with the relevant companies
10. Workers in oil and gas fields
11. Employees in printing presses, and public and private media organistions, who work requires them to be at work while the ban is in place. The relevant people will be provided authorisation letters from the Ministry of Information.
With inputs from ONA
