Health Minister cautions against COVID complacency in Oman

Health Minister cautions against COVID complacency in Oman

Muscat: Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health, has underscored the significance of keeping guards against COVID-19. While describing the epidemiological situation in the Sultanate of Oman as "comfortable and reassuring", the minister advised citizens and residents to continue applying precautionary measures against the virus which, he said, has not yet disappeared from the world. The lurking virus is developing new variants in European countries, Dr. Ahmed cautioned. The minister, who is a member of the Supreme Committee tasked with tacking developments resulting from coronavirus (COVID-19), valued the continuous support of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to the health sector and the Royal directives His Majesty continues to give to the Supreme Committee. The minister made the statement during the 27th press conference of the Supreme COVID-19 Committee held at the Education Ministry on Monday. Dr. Ahmed received the third dose of COVID-19 vaccination in a bid to show concern for segments of society that are most vulnerable to the virus. The minister said that the Health Ministry's Technical Team set standards for administering the third dose of COVID-19 vaccination after six months from the second dose due to the decline in antibodies. The third dose, he explained,