Oman will not allow people from 10 countries to enter the Sultanate for 15 days as precautionary measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in particular certain mutated strains, the state’s coronavirus committee said on Tuesday.
To protect individuals and society, the Supreme Committee decided to suspend incoming flights from Sudan, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia, Oman News Agency reported.
The ban also covers travelers who have visited any of the ten countries within 14 days before applying to enter the Sultanate, it added.
The 15-day ban takes effect from 12 a.m. on Thursday. An exemption is granted to Omani citizens, diplomats, health workers, and their families who will nevertheless have to go through the health procedures governing entry to the Sultanate.
