Sunday 25 / May / 2025
Muscat: The members of the Supreme Committee are addressing the media from the Ministry of Health headquarters.
1- The Ministry of Health has registered 256 new coronavirus cases and 5 deaths in Oman.
2- Minister of Health: Coronavirus cases in Oman constantly declining.
3- Minister of Health: I hope that the few numbers recorded recently will not be a factor in complacency and lack of commitment to health procedures.
4- Minister of Health: Safeguarding the health of citizens and residents is a priority for His Majesty the Sultan, taking into consideration that it does not affect the economic situations in the country.
5- Mohammed Al Maamari, Undersecretary of Ministry of Religious and Endowment Affairs: We call on everyone to adhere to the guidelines when you visit mosques.
6- MOSD Undersecretary: People in age between 25 to 60 will accept to volunteer, and the priorities for people specialists in medical and lawyer.
7- Minister of Health: The Sultanate’s principle is not to use any vaccine even after studying and after being authorized by the country of origin.
8- Minister of Health: Adherence to the precautionary measures and the night shutdown has had good results, but there are other factors that have led to this.
9- Minister of Health: I assure that the Sultanate of Oman is following -up on all developments about the vaccine, and we hope to get the vaccine before the end of this year.
10- Minister of Health: Basic service providers on the front lines, border crossing employees, people with chronic diseases and the elderly have priority in getting vaccinated.
11- Minister of Health: There is no country or company that can provide the vaccine in a very large scale, and to this day no vaccine has been officially registered.
12- Minister of Health: The Sultanate has reserved a good set of vaccines, and the goal is to vaccinate about 40% of the Sultanate's population.
13- Dr. Saif Al Abri: The results of the third stage of the national survey indicated that the rate of community infection with the Coronavirus reached 15%.
14- Minister of Health: Nurseries and cinemas are still closed, and reopening them will be reviewed and studied, and the closure of nurseries and kindergartens is still in place in order to preserve the safety of the children.
15- Minister of Health: Health quarantine after returning from travel cannot be considered as sick leave if there is no compulsion to travel for treatment or other compelling reasons.
16- Dr. Saif Al Abri: We know people want to celebrate the 50 National Day, but we want to remind you all gatherings are banned and all of you have to abide by precautionary measures.
