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By: Times News Service Muscat: Sultan Qaboos Naval Academy has enrolled a number of Omani youth. A statement issued online by Oman News Agency, (ONA), said: "The Sultans Armed Forces continue to employ a number of Oman youth to enlist them in a number of the Sultans Armed Forces, as the Sultan Qaboos Naval Academy has enrolled a number of Omani youth to train and qualify them to be protectors of the homeland." Latest Articles

By: Times News Service Muscat: A medical evacuation operation has been conducted by the Royal Air Force of Oman for two citizens who were suffering from a critical health condition one in Musandam Governorate and the other one in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate. A statement issued online by The Oman News Agency, (ONA), said: "Today, a helicopter of the Royal Air Force of Oman carried out a medical evacuation operation for a citizen suffering from a critical health condition, and he was transferr...

RAFO conducts medical emergency for ship crew Published: 10:54 PM, May 13, 2021 SHARE A helicopter of the Royal Air Force of Oman carried out a medical evacuation for a ship crew of a transiting commercial ship near Salalah in the Dhofar Governorate due to a critical condition. The patient was transported to Sultan Qaboos Hospital in Salalah for necessary treatment. This comes within the framework of the humanitarian efforts provided by the Sultans Armed...

Several private institutions and companies have started registering for vaccines with the Ministry of Health (MoH) as thepart of the national immunization drive.As per the MoH guidelines, the companies that do not have their own clinics and healthcare facilities can contract with the MoH or private institutions for the vaccination programme.While the...

By: Times News Service Muscat: A medical evacuation has been conducted by the Royal Air Force of Oman for a citizen who was suffering from a critical health condition in Musandam governorate. A statement issued online by the Oman News Agency (ONA) said: "A helicopter of the Royal Air Force of Oman carried out a medical evacuation operation for a citizen suffering from a critical health condition. He was transferred from Lima Health Center to Khasab Hospital in Musandam Governorate to receive th...

Preparations for mass vaccination drive... SHARE Preparations are underway at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), one of the main venues for the mass national vaccination campaign from June. A team lead by Dr. Mohammed bin Saif al Hosni, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health for Health Affairs, and Maitha bint Saif al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, visited the OCEC to oversee the preparations, including installation of the necess...

By: Times News Service People above 45 can now apply for vaccinations, said Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health. Muscat: Schools, stadiums and other public places in Oman are to be used as centres to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to people, the Minister of Health has said. The plan to use these areas, as well as other public facilities such as the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) does fall under directives issued as part of the national vaccination drive, he added....

The series of restrictions, including lockdowns and closure of commercial activities, seems to be helping in the slight flattening of the epidemiological curve.Dr Saif al Abri, Director- General of Diseases Surveillance & Control, said in a statement that while the number of new cases has dropped, the daily deaths recorded and a high number of patients in...

By: Times News Service Muscat: Citizens in North Batinah have begun taking stock of the impact caused by the fierce wind and rain that led to extensive damage to their homes and killed many of their livestock. A tropical depression last Tuesday and Wednesday saw many of the wilayats of the governorate face the brunt of the weather, with 70-year-old Saeed bin Saif Al Saeedi admitting to being very terrified during the rainstorm. “I don’t know where to start – I am still unable to believe w...

By: Times News Service Muscat: The specialists at the Ministry of Health stated that more than one million doses of vaccines will be received in June, and it is expected that by the end of June, the number of people who have been vaccinated will reach one million and 500 thousand people. A statement issued online by Oman News Agency, (ONA), said: ”The ministerial team concerned with the issue of immunization against Coronavirus (COVID-19) and emanating from the Supreme Committee reviews durin...