The first cases of coronavirus in the Sultanate, two persons have been tested positive on Monday. According to a televised statement by the Ministry of Health, two Omani women have been tested, and were found to have been infected with the virus. Without naming the patients, the statement said, “they are in a stable condition at their respective homes and are under observation”. The ministry called upon all citizens and residents coming from countries which are affected by the coronavirus to stay at home and undergo infection control procedures.
Ministry of Health registered first two Novel #Coronavirus (COVID-2019) cases for Omani women coming from #Iran pic.twitter.com/KW1HqtJi9r
— وزارة الصحة – عُمان (@OmaniMOH) February 24, 2020
What are the symptoms of the new #Coronavirius ? pic.twitter.com/VoXoC3Nzg6
— وزارة الصحة – عُمان (@OmaniMOH) February 25, 2020
In the meantime, the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) said on Monday that all flights to and from Iran will be suspended until further notice.
— Oman Air (@omanair) February 24, 2020
تنويه | Announcement pic.twitter.com/ZZXl2KXjMi
— SalamAir (@SalamAir) February 24, 2020
More than 250 people who came from countries affected by coronavirus to the Sultanate were quarantined on suspicion in a previous period, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health, said on Oman TV.
🔴 تصريح معالي الدكتور وزير الصحة حول مستجدات فيروس #كورونا 2019https://t.co/zz9NA4dcCb pic.twitter.com/VebttZNdrO
— OmanTV القناة العامة (@OmanTVGeneral) February 24, 2020
