As part of its ongoing session, the Supreme Committee tasked with tacking developments resulting from coronavirus (COVID-19) has followed up updates about the pandemic, measures of protection against the virus and ways to curb its spread.
In a statement issued, the committee said the entry of people from ten countries including Sudan, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia will be suspended until further notice.
An exemption is granted to Omani citizens, diplomats and health workers and their families who all have to undergo the usual approved health procedures governing entry to the Sultanate.