The Sultanate of Oman begins easing restrictions on companies

Government media announced Tuesday that the Sultanate of Oman allowed the reopening of a limited number of commercial companies, including the exchange, at a time when some countries in the Arab Gulf moved to ease restrictions imposed to combat the emerging virus. crown.

A government statement, broadcast by Oman’s official news agency, said auto repair, fishing boat parts and electronics stores are among the stores that can resume business.

Some of the six Gulf states where the number of injuries exceeded 50,000, including more than 280 deaths, reduced the curfew to coincide with the start of the month of Ramadan on Friday.

In the United Arab Emirates, Dubai on Friday allowed shopping malls, restaurants and cafes to open, as long as the size of its visitors does not exceed 30 percent of its capacity and instructed people to wear masks as they left their homes or In public places.

The capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, issued instructions Tuesday to the shopping malls in preparation for the resumption of their work, including subjecting their workers to Covid-19 controls and the installation of thermal scanners, but did not establish a schedule for implementation of this.

Coronavirus cases in the Gulf region were initially linked to travel, but countries increased their evidence after an increasing number of infections were reported among low-income migrant workers living in confined spaces.

Gulf governments continue to return their citizens from abroad. Bahrain said on Tuesday that it has repatriated more than 3,800 citizens from Arab countries, Iran, India, Russia, Pakistan and Turkey.