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Oman imposes weeklong border lockdown

January 18, 2021

MUSCAT — The Omani Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from COVID-19 pandemic decided to keep land borders of the Sultanate closed for one renewable week effective tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 18, from 6 p.m.

This came as the committee on Sunday reviewed the report of the specialized technical team on the spread of the new COVID-19 strain and means of protecting all individuals of society against the disease, in general, and the new variant in particular, according to the Oman News Agency. — WAM


January 18, 2021
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