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COVID-19: First cases of Coronavirus reported in Oman

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.

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.

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.

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