Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan al-Busaidi, Minister of State, Governor of Dhofar today met with officials of the authorities concerned to review the measures taken to curb the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the Governorate of Dhofar.

 The Minister of State, Governor of Dhofar stresses the importance of following up the residential sites of expatriate workforce in government institutions, companies and private housing to ensure the availability of health and safety requirements. He also highlighted the importance of continuing the environmental sanitation campaign and the need to include the rest of the wilayats of the governorate. He directed Dhofar Municipality to assign a specialized work team to intensify sanitation of shelters for institutional isolation and pest control.

The meeting reviewed and discussed the procedures and controls undertaken by the competent authorities to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, in addition to the economic effects of closing some shops. The meeting affirmed the importance of accelerating the payment of company dues, especially for small and medium enterprises.

The Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar also affirmed the readiness of all sectors in the governorate to deal with any developments that may occur or be found during the coming period, if the health situation requires taking more precautionary measures, indicating that there is an emergency plan to deal with that.

In implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Committee entrusted with studying scopes for  a mechanism to handle developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) and to minimize social gatherings, it was decided to cancel Salalah Tourism Festival for 2020. When the pandemic is declared over, the Office of the Minister of State, Governor of Dhofar represented in Dhofar Municipality is ready to organize some activities and events during the tourist season. ONA