The Royal Oman Police has thanked people for observing the measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the country, while outdoors during the recent National Day holidays.

With the National Day weekend lasting from 25 to 28 November, many people took advantage of the opportunity to travel with their families away from the cities and decompress from the daily stresses of life, and the pressures of the ongoing pandemic.

To ensure people followed the rules while in public, the ROP had taken steps to prevent large-scale gatherings while still enabling everyone to enjoy the outdoors.
“We conducted patrols to prevent gatherings and sought to create a cooperative environment between the various elements of society,” said an ROP official.

 “Among the efforts made to stop the spread of coronavirus across all the governorates, and in keeping with the decisions of the Supreme Committee to deal with COVID-19, we had taken some measures to stop the excessive gathering of people in public places such as wadis, beaches, and other tourist areas.

“We also directed people to break up their public gatherings in order to prevent the spread of the virus,” he added. “Our Directorate General of Operations receives reports round the clock and coordinates with the required police teams to deal with all violations of the Supreme Committee’s decisions.”

He added: “We’d like to thank the country’s citizens and residents for their response and commitment to the decisions issued to stop the spread of COVID-19.”

SOURCE: timesofoman