The restrictions will apply from 8 pm to 5 am.

Oman will reintroduce a night-time ban on movement and enforce the overnight closure of shops and public places between October 11 and 24, to help contain the coronavirus, state media reported on Friday

The restrictions will apply from 8 pm to 5 am. The Gulf state’s beaches will also be closed until further notice, state media said, reporting a decision from the supreme council in charge of coronavirus policy.

Daily new case numbers have been rising since the end of August, following a fall since July. Oman has recorded 104,129 cases of Covid-19 infection and 1,009 deaths so far.

Oman, a country of 4.7 million people, lifted a night curfew in mid-August and resumed international flights on October 1. It had previously also enforced a ban on movement between provinces.

Courtesy – Khaleej Times