200 suspected cases of new COVID strain being tested: Official By: Times News Service Samples of the suspected cases of the new strain of the virus have been sent to the central laboratory for identification using genetic sequencing. Muscat: The test results of 200 suspected cases of the new strain of coronavirus will be known this week, an official from the Ministry of Health confirmed. Dr Adel Al-Wahaibi, Director of the Epidemiological Surveillance Department at the Ministry of Health said in an interview with Oman TV, “There are 200 suspected cases of the new strain of coronavirus waiting for the results of the examination that will appear during this week, and the increasing number of COVID-19 infections is currently due to some laxity in adhering to health procedures.”