Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Oman announced 298 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 4,019,  including 17 deaths and 1,289 recoveries. Today’s figures include 89 Omanis and 209 expatriates, apart from 39 new recoveries. Earlier on...

    Oman has been one of the countries in the world to quickly respond and activate an emergency plan since the outbreak of COVID-19 in China, a top official of the WHO told the Observer during a virtual press conference on...

In support of the national efforts in mitigating the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health represented by the Directorate General of Health Services in Muscat Governorate in collaboration with the Oman National Transport Company (Mwasalat) launched the...

    Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Oman announced 148 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total to 3,721,  including 17 deaths and 1,250 recoveries. Today’s figures include 33 Omanis and 115 expatriates, apart from 39 new recoveries. Earlier on...

    Muscat: As part of the efforts to limit the spread of Covid-19, the Muscat Municipality issued a decision 199/2020 on health safety precautionary measures to be followed by commercial centres. It may be noted that recently some commercial activities...

    Muscat: The British researcher Jeremy Jones delivered a lecture at the venue of the Omani-British Friendship Association (OBFA) entitled ‘the good neighbour, the life of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said. The researcher, a specialist in Omani affairs...

    Muscat: It is mandatory now for the shoppers to wear face masks and hand gloves while visiting departmental stores, supermarkets and retail outlets. The step is yet another precaution to check the spread of Covid-19. The Muscat Municipality...

    Muscat: Travel agents in association with a few airlines are planning to operate chartered flights from Muscat to different destinations in the Indian sub-continent. Companies are expected to be the biggest beneficiaries as they can send home their employees...

The Ministry of Transport today opened new part of Barka-Nakhal dual-carriageway (13 km) before traffic, in addition to service roads attached to the project.The opened part of the project starts from A’Sa’adia village in the Wilayat of Nakhal to the...

 11/05/2020 Oman Observer Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Oman announced 174 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the total to 3,353,  including 17 deaths and 1,211 recoveries. Today’s figures include 36 Omanis and 138 expatriates. 94 recovery cases were also reported today....

    Muscat: The Ministry of Education (MoE) said international community schools can continue providing educational services remotely or online as it is called. At the same time, the MoE stressed the international community schools to adhere to their approved...

    Salalah: A Royal Air Force of Oman (Rafo) cargo aircraft on Sunday transported a number of Omani patients requiring advanced medical examinations and specialized medical attention, from the Sultan Qaboos Hospital in Dhofar Governorate to referral hospitals in Muscat...

  Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has issued a ministerial decision banning import of live birds from the US State of South Carolina. The decision, taken on recommendations of specialized veterinary authorities, also bans bird products, derivatives and offal...

The Ministry of Manpower today urged companies and establishments of the private sector to ask their employees to go for screening of coronavirus (Covid-19) at approved health establishments in case symptoms show on any employee or if the respective firms/establishments suspect...

The Sultanate today welcomed the formation of a new government in Iraq under the leadership of Mustafa al Kadhmi and valued the government’s gaining confidence of the Council of Representatives.         A statement issued by the Ministry of...