Published in Official Gazette 1381 issued on 28 February 2021.
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Note: The following text is a public domain translation published by the Official OmanVsCovid19 Twitter account.
Statement of the Supreme Committee
The Supreme Committee has come to know the global impact of the epidemiological situation on health systems in countries of the world, particularly with the spread of the mutated strains linked to travel-associated exportation, and the risk of spreading these strains in the Sultanate, which impact the capacity of local healthcare system, as indicated by the local reports of the polymerase tests done to arrivals in the Sultanate.
Hence, in an effort to protect the community, and to maintain the efforts countering the pandemic, the committee has decided to suspend entry of the arrivals to the Sultanate coming from the following countries: The Republic of Sudan, the Lebanese Republic, the Republic of South Africa, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Ghana, the Republic of Guinea, the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and those coming from other countries but have passed through one of the aforementioned ten countries in the last 14 days preceding their request to enter the Sultanate, effective 12:00 am of Thursday, February 25th, 2021 for fifteen days period.
This excludes Omani citizens, diplomats, healthcare workers and their families, who will be subject to the approved procedures upon arriving in the Sultanate. The Supreme Committee urges citizens and residents to avoid travel in the coming period unless absolutely necessary.
May Allah Almighty Protect All From Harmful Diseases
Published in Official Gazette 1381 issued on 28 February 2021.
We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
and the Omani Nationality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2014,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
Omani nationality is hereby reinstated to Rayya bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Farei.
Article II
This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 3 Rajab 1442
Corresponding to: 15 February 2021
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 1380 issued on 21 February 2021.
We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
and the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of Hungary for Economic and Technical Cooperation signed in the city of Muscat on 28 December 2020,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.
Article II
This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 3 Rajab 1442
Corresponding to: 15 February 2021
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 1380 issued on 21 February 2021.
Ratified by Royal Decree 18/2021.
Ratified by Royal Decree 19/2021.
Published in Official Gazette 1379 issued on 14 February 2021.
Note: The following text is a public domain translation published by the Official OmanVsCovid19 Twitter account.
Statement of the Supreme Committee
The Supreme Committee followed up with deep concern the recent development of COVID-19 pandemic and its successive waves in many countries of the world, accompanied by the worrying emergence of new strains of the virus. And within the efforts to deter the sharp rise in number of infections caused by this dangerous contagion, the committee has examined the results of the epidemiological investigation on the factors stimulating the transmission of the pandemic, notably the non-compliance with precautions set out earlier by the competent authorities, particularly to avoid planning and holding social events, adhering to quarantine regulations and wearing face masks, and the failure of some institutions to comply with preventive measures. And based on the recommendation of the competent technical team, the Supreme Committee has decided the following:
– Continue to keep the Sultanate’s land borders closed until further notice, except o for truck traffic, and allowing citizens abroad to return in a ten-day time period from the time of publishing this statement until 12: 00 am on Sunday, February 21, 2021. All individuals will not be able to pass the land boarders again until they are reopened, and citizens who cross the land boarders back to the Sultanate are required to undergo institutional quarantine at their own expense, plus other procedures imposed on arrivals.
– Impose a mandatory institutional quarantine for all arrivals to the Sultanate o through land, sea and air borders at their own expense; as many have failed to adhere to the required preventive precautions.
– Close business activities in Ash’ Sharqiyah North Governorate from o 7: 00 pm to 6: 00 am effective Friday, 12 February 2021, for a fourteen-day period.
– Shut down beaches and public parks across the country, starting o from Thursday 11 February 2021 for two weeks long, and the emphasis on the need to stop all gatherings in rest houses, gardens, winter and desert camps. The committee also urges all to avoid family gatherings at homes or in other private places.
– Reduce customer waiting halls in government and private halls, o commercial centres, shops, markets, restaurants, cafés, shisha cafés and sport halls to operate only at 50% of their capacity, effective Friday morning 12 February 2021 until further notice.
– Allow owners of small and medium enterprises to defer payment of loans due in al Raffd Fund (Previously) for the beneficiaries from January 1st, 2021 until the end of June 2021 as an attempt to reduce the financial constraints and economic impacts of COVID-19 which have affected the growth of these enterprises. The Committee has also decided to provide facilitation to the beneficiaries of SANAD Programme and the Livelihood Resource Project (previously) to be announced by the competent authority later.
As many countries are tightening travel restrictions and measures, the Supreme Committee urges all citizens and residents to avoid travel in the coming period unless absolutely necessary, and recommends minimizing official missions and foreign participations.
The Supreme Committee stresses that it is in a systematic and constant follow-up to the developments of this pandemic locally and globally, and that other competent authorities shall continue to punish the violators of the decisions which are taken to protect the public, including the publication of the names and photos of violators in media, and to shut down any institution found operating contrary to the required requirements with their names and info announced in media.