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Oman to lock down Muscat governorate from April 10-22: State media

Published: 08 Apr 2020 - 06:00 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 11:34 pm
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Oman will ban movement into and out of the governorate of Muscat from April 10 until April 22, the high committee for combating the coronavirus outbreak said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Oman has registered 419 cases of the novel coronavirus, including 48 in the last 24 hours.

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