21 new coronavirus cases reported in Oman, total crosses 150

Oman Saturday 28/March/2020 11:01 AM
By: Times News Service
21 new coronavirus cases reported in Oman, total crosses 150

Muscat: 21 new cases of COVID-19 have been announced in Oman, as of 28 March, 2020, bringing the total number of infections registered in the country to 152.

An MOH statement said: “There ministry affirms that 23 cases have totally recovered. MOH calls upon all to adhere to the isolation procedures by staying in an isolated room attached to a toilet, and the isolated person should be served from outside the room, as instructed.”

The statement went on to say, regarding the latest developments in the increase in the number of cases: “The Ministry of Health announces the registration of 21 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for citizens. Eight cases are linked to having close contact with confirmed cases of coronavirus, and eight cases are linked to travel, while five cases are under epidemiological investigation.”

In addition, 23 patients who’ve so far presented with the symptoms of COVID-19 in Oman have fully recovered, the Ministry of Health has said.