Oman to lift internal travel restrictions

muscat — Oman will on Saturday lift a domestic ban on travel between provinces, imposed on July 25 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during the Eid Al Adha holiday, the state news agency ONA said on Wednesday.

From Saturday it will also reduce its curfew for a week to between 9pm and 5am (1700-0100 GMT), instead of 7pm to 6am (1500 to 0200 GMT). A full lockdown of the Dhofar province in the south will be maintained until further notice.

Oman has recorded almost 80,000 coronavirus infections and 421 deaths.

It introduced lockdowns in March in some regions such as Muscat, Dhofar, Duqm and some tourist towns. Since April, it has gradually allowed commercial centres to reopen and lifted some lockdowns.

Saudi reports 1,389 new cases

The Saudi Arabia health ministry on Tuesday reported 1,389 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of cases to 282,824.

The number of total recoveries reached 245,314. With 36 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of fatalities stood at 3,020.

There are a total of 34,490 active cases in the country, of which 1,991 are critical, the ministry added.

kuwait death toll reaches 468

The Kuwait health ministry on Tuesday reported 651 new cases of coronavirus. Three new deaths were also reported. New cases took the total number of infections in the country to 69,425, and recoveries to 60,906. The death toll has now reached 468.

There are 8,051 active cases in the country, of which 128 are in serious condition. —