Oman on Saturday banned arrivals from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and extended a ban on entry to travellers from the United Kingdom and 11 other countries after a rise in the number of daily coronavirus infections.
Oman’s Covid-19 response committee said the entry ban, which also applies to Sudan, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Egypt, would remain in place for an indefinite period.
Its decision follows an increase in Covid-19 cases since the sultanate eased coronavirus restrictions on June 2, including allowing shops to stay open between 8pm and 4am.
The daily average of cases reported between June 2 and June 5 was 988, compared with 831 in the previous five days.
Oman has registered more than 221,000 cases…
