India Has Sent One Million Hydroxychloroquine Pills
One million pills of hydroxychloroquine, which is being used to treat the symptoms of COVID-19, are on their way from India to Oman.
The shipment will be cleared for delivery once all of the relate...
April 22, 202001672Category: Coronavirus
Ride On Building Materials
Consumer protection authorities raided several shops for selling building materials, including cement, at higher costs.
The Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) said that stores ha...
April 22, 202001608Category: General
Royal Hospital Launches Online Care Service
Royal Hospital has launched a virtual clinic service that enables patients to communicate with a physician remotely by phone to assess the situation and make an appropriate treatment plan.
This ser...
April 22, 202001576Category: General
Over 3.2 Million Doses Of Animal Vaccinations In 2019
As part of the National Livestock Immunisation programme to protect animals from the risk of epidemic diseases, the total number of various immunization doses administered last year reached over 3.2 m...
April 22, 202001415Category: General
Oman Reports 106 New Covid-19 Cases
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced the registration of 106 new confirmed cases with Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total registered cases in the Sultanate to 1,614, including eight ...
April 22, 202001946Category: Coronavirus
100,000 Dates Packets To Be Distributed In Ramadhan
As part of its national duty to provide food security to the Sultanate, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, the Nakheel Oman Development Company
will donate 100,000 packets of dates.
The ...
April 21, 202001682Category: Coronavirus
Illegal Slimming Pills Snatch
The Department of Consumer Protection in South Sharqiyah has seized over 7,570 medicinal and nutritional (slimming) pills that were marketed and traded without obtaining permits, in violation of laws ...
April 21, 202001574Category: General
Amouage Produces Sanitizers To Help Fight Covid-19
Amouage has adapted its factory operations in Muscat to produce hand sanitizers in support of the country’s fight against Covid-19.
Produced in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO)...
April 21, 202001437Category: Coronavirus
98 New Cases In Oman
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced the registration of 98 new confirmed cases with Covid-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total registered cases in the Sultanate to 1,508, including eight deaths an...
April 21, 202001610Category: Coronavirus
Muscat Lockdown Extended
The Supreme Committee entrusted with handling the developments resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic held a meeting under the chairmanship of Sayyid Hamood bin Faisal al Busaidy at the General Diwan of...
April 21, 202001930Category: Coronavirus
Oman Airports Develops Device For Airfield Lighting
Oman Airports’ maintenance team has succeeded in developing a portable drilling coring machine with a special application designed to install airfield ground lighting of Muscat Airfield at Musca...
April 20, 202001353Category: General
Oman Cancels Salalah Khareef Festival Due To Coronavirus
Dhofar Municipality has cancelled the Salalah Tourism Festival for the year 2020.
A total of 723,720 tourists visited the Salalah Tourism Festival 2019 (STF) till the end of August 24, 2019, compar...
April 20, 202001761Category: Coronavirus
Platform To Track COVID-19 Cases Launched In Oman
The Supreme Committee for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has launched Tarassud Plus, a platform to track medical cases of those infected with COVID-19.
A statement issued by the committee said,...
April 20, 202001538Category: Coronavirus
Sandworm Blood Could Help Coronavirus Victims
Two French hospitals are poised to start experimental treatment with sandworm blood of patients suffering of respiratory problems caused by the new coronavirus.
Doctors at Pitie-Salpetriere H...
April 20, 202001450Category: Coronavirus
Telemedicine Services In Mull
Private hospitals in the Sultanate are weighing the pros and cons of offering telemedicine services in a bid to beat the COVID-19 impact.
Accordingly, many hospitals have requested the Department o...
April 20, 202001449Category: Coronavirus
Let’s tackle this lockdown with positivity
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the end is unpredictable, what is important is to stay positive and follow the lockdown rules.
From trying a hand on art, innovations, meditation to social me...
April 20, 202001501Category: Coronavirus
144 New Coronavirus Cases Reported In Oman
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced the registration of 144 new confirmed cases with Covid-19 on Monday, bringing the total registered cases in the Sultanate to 1,410, including seven deaths.
...
April 20, 202001756Category: Coronavirus
Face Shields For Infection Control
If necessity is the mother of inventions, Omani youths seem to have understood the necessity and coming out with interesting ideas, and translating them into useful solutions to tackle the situation e...
April 20, 202001492Category: Coronavirus
Import Huge Quantity Of Fruits, Vegetables Before Ramadhan
The Central Fruits and Vegetables Market in Mawelah received 329 shipments weighing 6,580 tonnes of vegetables and fruits over the past 11 days.
An official of the Mawelah Central Market has said t...
April 19, 202001507Category: General
In Ras Madrakah Fishermen Village Closed
The Fisheries Department in the Al-Wusta Governorate has closed the fishermen village in the Ras Madrakah region in Duqm to limit the gathering of fishermen in one area and ensure their safety in ligh...
April 19, 202001827Category: General