Oman will lift a national travel ban between the provinces on Saturday, imposed on 25 July to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the official ONA news firm reported on Wednesday.
From Saturday it will also reduce its curfew for a week to between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. (1700-0100 GMT), instead of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. (1500 to 0200 GMT). A full lockdown of the Dhofar province in the south will be maintained until further notice.
Oman, a country of 4.7 million people, has reported approximately 80,000 coronavirus infections and 421 deaths.
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It introduced lockdowns in March in some regions such as Muscat, Dhofar, Duqm and some tourist towns.
Since April, it has gradually allowed commercial centers to reopen and lifted some lockdowns.
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