‘Lockdown to be last option’, says Oman health minister as Muscat extends land border closure

‘Lockdown to be last option’, says Oman health minister as Muscat extends land border closure

Oman Health Minister Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Saidi, who is also a member of the country's supreme committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, has said that "potential lockdown steps will be the last option to deal with the pandemic situation.“ “” BNA photo



















MUSCAT “” Amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Oman, Health Minister Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Saidi, who is also a member of the country's supreme committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, has said that "potential lockdown steps will be the last option to deal with the pandemic situation“ and that the panel hopes not to go that far."It is our duty to protect ourselves and society through strict adherence to precautionary measures,“ he added.The minister made the statement during a press conference held by the COVID-19 supreme committee on Monday, the Oman News Agency (ONA ) reported.The press conference, he explained, was prompted by the recent surge in the number of infected persons admitted at intensive care units and hospital wards. The numbers doubled in less than two weeks.