Oman to allow residents to take international flights
Oman's government also announced it would extend a lockdown on the Dhofar and Masirah regions.
Oman will begin allowing its citizens and residents to fly outside of the country as long as they quarantine upon their return, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.
Oman is also returning ex-pats to their home countries in 17 repatriation flights this week to India, Pakistan, Egypt, Germany and Greece, according to the Times of Oman newspaper. With the exception of repatriation flights, all international flights out of Oman were halted on March 29.
Officials did not specify when the flights for citizens would resume, according to Oman TV, as quoted by Reuters.
The small Gulf state has gradually eased coronavirus-related restrictions, including lifting a lockdown on the capital of Muscat in late May. But on Tuesday, the government’s coronavirus task force announced it would be extending a lockdown on the two tourist-friendly regions of Dhofar and Masirah.
