Health

Tuesday 25/February/2020 16:08 PM

Selling of face masks in bulk is not allowed: MoH

Muscat: All private pharmacies and drug stores across the Sultanate have been asked not to sell face masks in bulk to customers to avoid shortage of the...

Tuesday 25/February/2020 15:25 PM

No new cases of coronavirus in Oman: Ministry of Health

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has pointed out that a lot of rumors are currently being circulated on social media about a number of new cases of...

Tuesday 25/February/2020 14:23 PM

No coronavirus cases reported in Al Wusta governorate: Ministry of Health

Muscat: The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there are no cases of coronavirus reported in Al Wusta governorate. In a statement issued online by the...

Tuesday 25/February/2020 08:00 AM

250 people quarantined in Oman on suspicion of coronavirus

Muscat: More than 250 people who came from countries affected by coronavirus to the Sultanate were quarantined on suspicion in a previous period, His...

Monday 24/February/2020 18:20 PM

Oman reports first two cases of coronavirus

Latest: 35 people being tracked for coronavirus symptoms in Oman Muscat: Oman reported two cases of coronavirus, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on...

Saturday 22/February/2020 23:01 PM

Coronavirus quarantine not applicable to these Middle East countries

Muscat: The Ministry of Health has clarified that the coronavirus quarantine will not be applied to Middle East countries such as UAE, Egypt and Lebanon...

Saturday 22/February/2020 18:38 PM

Coronavirus: People coming to Oman from these countries to be quarantined

Muscat: People who travel to Oman from countries in which the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been detected will be subject to quarantine on arriving in...

Friday 21/February/2020 08:48 AM

Oman's health ministry and WHO review Country Cooperation Strategy

Muscat: A meeting was convened on Thursday at Muscat to review the joint country cooperation strategy between the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the World...

Thursday 20/February/2020 10:44 AM

Coronavirus outbreak: GCC health ministers hold extraordinary meeting

Muscat: The GCC health ministers held an extraordinary emergency meeting to take preventive measures for COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in the border...

Wednesday 19/February/2020 19:48 PM

Non-communicable diseases behind 72% of deaths in Oman

Muscat: The death toll in Oman due to Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), accounted for 72 per cent of deaths in Oman, according to a senior official of the...