COVID-19 travel ban: Oman suspends passenger flights from 24 countries including India

The Sultanate has announced a complete movement ban on Eid Al Adha.

On July 8, Oman, stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic and to contain the spread of the coronavirus, announced its indefinite suspension of passenger flights from 24 countries including the South Asian countries of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

The Sultanate of Oman informed on Twitter that the flights had been suspended until further notice.

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Passenger flights from Argentina, Brazil, Brunei, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia, Libya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom, Tunisia, Singapore, South Africa, the Philippines, Sudan and Tanzania not allowed to visit the Gulf country. The ban on travel from some of these nations has already been in place since 24th April.

According to the Times of Oman, the Minister of Health Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi stated that 15,18,864 COVID-19 doses had been administered across the country as of yet. Moreover, 12,26,293 individuals had been inoculated against the virus so far, which 36 percent of the target.

The Sultanate has also extended its coronavirus-led curfew by three hours each evening for two weeks to prevent large gatherings. On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, a complete movement ban has been announced.

On July 7, the country registered 1,675 new coronavirus infections. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Oman reported are 2,80,235 along with 3,356 total fatalities.