COVID-19: Oman announces closure of borders from December 22

Monday, 21 December 2020 16:27

Oman has announced the closure of land, air and sea borders from December 22, 2020.

According to the Tweets by the Oman News Agency, the closure will be in effect for one week.

The decision exempts cargo aircrafts, ships and trucks.

The step has been taken to prevent the spread of the new strain of COVID-19.

#عاجل
اللجنة العليا المكلفة ببحث آلية التعامل مع التطورات الناتجة عن انتشار فيروس #كورونا (كوفيد۱۹) تقرر اليوم منع الدخول إلى #السلطنة والخروج منها عن طريق مختلف المنافذ البريّة والجويّة والبحرية ابتداءً من الساعة الواحدة من صباحِ يوم غدٍ الثلاثاء 22 ديسمبر 2020 م ولمدة أسبوع .
— وكالة الأنباء العمانية (@OmanNewsAgency) December 21, 2020

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