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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 necessary equipment. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said administering the second dose of the Pfi...

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. “Mobile vaccination campaigns will continue until the end of 2021, by which time more than 70 per...

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 what has happened,” said the native of Khaboura. “That night, all I wanted to do was protect my f...

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 during its first meeting the national strategy for immunisation against the COVID-19 disease, which aims ...