COVID-19: Oman monitors spread of India and UK variants

Muscat: Oman’s health ministry has said it is monitoring the spread of the Indian, British and South African variant of the coronavirus following the rise in new infections in Oman. The number of COVID-19 infections is on the rise. Oman has also banned travelers from some countries including India, UK, Sudan, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Oman is currently undertaking a mass vaccination campaign which has enabled more than 435,000 people to receive the vaccine in the Sultanate as of June 12, according to information released by the Ministry of Health. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said 12% of the population had received the COVID-19 vaccine.

The vaccines that are administered in Oman are Pfizer, AstraZeneca, which is readily available in all private clinics, which have started administering the vaccines against payment for RO 16 for two doses, as well as Sputnik, which is administered free of charge to everyone. caregivers in designated private clinics. To speed up the vaccination campaign, a drive-thru vaccination center has also been set up at the premises of the Oman Automobile Association, where the second jab campaign is currently taking place.

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