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Oman Reports 665 New Coronavirus Cases


Wed 29 Jul 2020 | 01:26 PM
Mohamed Helba

On Wednesday, Oman recorded 665 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, raising the total infections in the sultanate to 78,569, including 412 deaths.

In a statement, the Omani Ministry of Health (MoH) revealed that the new cases include 618 Omanis and 47 others of different nationalities.

The ministry also added that fully-recovered COVID-19 patients in the country have reached 60,240..

It is worth mentioning that Oman is exerting great efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus with a package of drastic measures including, the suspension of the printing, distribution, and sale of all newspapers, magazines, and publications.

It also decided to reduce the number of employees in public offices to 30 percent in order to ensure the smoothness of workflow and perform vital duties. The remaining 70 percent are working from home as decided by their employers.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.