Dubai – Oman authorities said on Thursday (Aug 19) to ease a curfew imposed due to covid-19 by reopening public buildings, malls, and restaurants and resuming public events.
Shops have been closed and commercial activities shuttered between 8:00 pm and 4:00 am since May.
They will reopen on Saturday (Aug 21) but then be restricted again between those hours from Sept 1 to people who have been doubly vaccinated against the virus, a government committee tasked with coordinating efforts against the pandemic said on Twitter.
The committee did not give an explanation for the two-stage process.
Vaccination is also being introduced as a condition for visitors entering Oman, on top of an existing seven-day quarantine requirement, it added.
