Covid-19: Family gatherings main cause of increasing cases in Oman

Muscat: Family gatherings are the main reason for the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Sultanate, a top health official has said.
Dr. Muhammed Al Hosni, Undersecretary of Health for Health Affairs, said in a conversation with Oman TV, ”Family gatherings during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr contributed to an increase in the coronavirus cases as all of them are from social contacts.”
He further said: "The prevalence of the virus remains strong and we have not yet reached its peak and there will be no vaccine before the end of the year.”
Al Hosni pointed out: “The number of cases till Sunday in hospitals was 313 and the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic exceeded 1,200.”
"The number of infections among medical cadres reached 260. Dryness of throat, cold and fever are signs of coronavirus unless proven otherwise," he added.