COVID-19 Live: Duqm also in lockdown from Saturday, domestic flights still on hold

Merge 104.8  |  11 June 2020

Oman’s Supreme Committee for COVID-19 has announced during its 10th press conference held today [Thursday, June 11], that Duqm will be added to the list of sites in Oman under lockdown until July 3.

Speaking at the briefing were:

H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al Saeedi
Minister of Health
H.E. Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi
Minister of Transport
H.E. Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mahrizi
Minister of Tourism
H.E. Dr. Ahmed bin Mohsen Al Ghassani
Chairman of Dhofar Municipality
Dr. Saif bin Salim Al Abri
Director General of Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health

Touching on developments amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the Sultanate, Supreme Committee members noted the following:

Minister of Health, H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al Saeedi

— 1,067 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered today [Thursday, June 11] in Oman.

— 6,623 COVID-19 recoveries have been recorded as of today, with 90 deaths also reported thus far.

— 150,000 people in Oman who have come in contact with COVID-19 patients have been tracked by MoH officials.

— Currently, a total of 232 healthcare staff in Oman have contracted the coronavirus.

— Lockdown will also be implemented in Duqm starting Saturday, June 13 until Friday, July 3.

— Studies show that the peak transmission period of the coronavirus is during the early stages of infection.

— 100 patients are currently in intensive care in Oman in both public and private hospitals.

— 100 recovered COVID-19 patients have donated immuno-plasma, and 100 patients still sick with the virus recovered as a result. H.E. offered thanks to those who regularly donate blood.

Minister of Transport, H.E. Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi

— Airports are all set for operation, though the Committee has decided to hold off on domestic flights amid the lockdown on some tourism locations in Oman.

— As for the resumption of international flights, it is a global issue, as many airports and aviation companies worldwide are not yet operational.

(Also read: #BREAKING: Lockdown announced in Dhofar, other tourism areas in Oman.)