Oman ends coronavirus night curfew orders overnight trading ban
- 13 May 2021
Mask-clad men perform the noon prayers at the Mohammed Al-Amin Mosque in Muscat. AFP
Oman will end a nightly curfew on Saturday designed to curb the spread of COVID-19, but shops and commercial activities will be banned from 8pm until 4am, the Supreme Committee for Combating Coronavirus said.
The Gulf state had banned the movement of people and vehicles between 7 pm and 4 am on May 8 and also banned commercial activity during the day, which will 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.
Reuters