Oman announced Sunday that it will extend the closure of its land borders until February 8. This came in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the Sultanate.

Oman's decision to close borders came into effect on Jan. 19, as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of the mutated COVID-19 strain.

In December, Oman launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with the Sultanate’s Health Minister becoming the first citizen to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. 

Since the start of the pandemic, Oman confirmed 134,326 coronavirus cases and 1,529 deaths.

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