Movement ban helps curb daily COVID-19 case numbers in Oman | Times of Oman

Movement ban helps curb daily COVID-19 case numbers in Oman | Times of Oman

Muscat: The movement ban during Ramadan has helped bring down the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the Sultanate to less than 800 cases, a senior official of the Ministry of Health said. With 770 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) registered in Oman on Wednesday, the total number of COVID-19 cases reached 198, 572 in the Sultanate. While nine new deaths took the total number of COVID-19-related casualties to 2, 071. With 1, 372 new cases having recovered, the total number of recoveries has reached 180, 547. The Ministry also pointed out that 75 cases were hospitalised over the past 24 hours, adding that the total number of current hospitalised COVID-19-infected patients stands at 782, of whom 281 are in intensive care units (ICUs). Speaking to the Times of Oman, a senior official of the MoH said, "The reasons for the decline is due to the high level of awareness among citizens and residents of the Sultanate who are following precautionary measures, including washing hands, wearing mask, adhering to home quarantine, following up on awareness bulletins and everything related to COVID-19 news through the concerned authorities, without paying attention to rumours through audio, readable or visual news." He also said,