Oman: Four expats to be deported for COVID-19 offences

Authorities are naming and shaming violators of anti-coronavirus precautions

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An Omani court has convicted four migrant workers of violating rules in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
An Omani court has convicted four migrant workers of violating rules in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Cairo: An Omani court has convicted four migrant workers of violating rules in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to a local media report.

The ruling was issued by a court in the governorate of Al Buraymi in north-western Oman, online newspaper Shabiba said.

The court also ordered that the four be deported from Oman after serving the jail term.

They were arrested during a ban on movement imposed to contain the spread of the highly infectious disease. The four were not immediately identified.

Name and shame

In recent weeks, Omani authorities have stepped up a crackdown on violators of the anti-virus precautions and named and shame them after court rulings.

Last month, a state supreme committee in charge of tackling COVID-19 in Oman declared that names and photos of violators of precautions against the disease will be published in the media.

Oman reimposed a night-time ban on movement that ended on October 24 in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

The sultanate so far has registered a tally of 117,167 virus cases and 1,286 related fatalities.

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