Oman's Health Ministry issues preventive measures to avoid mosquitoes

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). "