Oman ends coronavirus night curfew

Oman ends coronavirus night curfew

Oman will end a nightly curfew on Saturday designed to curb the spread of Covid-19, but shops will be closed and commercial activities banned from 8pm until 4am, the Supreme Committee for Combating Coronavirus said.

The Gulf state banned the movement of people and vehicles between 7pm and 4am on May 8, and also banned commercial activity during the day, which will now be permitted.

New daily cases of the virus have risen in Oman since the start of the year, but in recent weeks have begun to fall.