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Around 2,700 medical and paramedical staff from The Royal Hospital, health institutions in the sultanate, the private sectors, civil associations, as well as from the GCC countries attended the second Royal Hospital International Conference at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Thirteen laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been reported in Oman in 2019 till February end.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “At the end of February 2019, a total of 2,374 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS, including 823 associated deaths were reported globally. A majority of these cases were from Saudi Arabia (1,983 cases, including 745 related deaths).”In February, a total of 76 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported globally: 68 from Saudi Arabia with ten associated deaths and eight from Oman with two deaths.

With an affordable price of only RO3 per month, Netflix is gaining ground ever since it made its debut in the sultanate. With (both original, TV series and movies) ad free streaming, Netflix shows have been very popular among viewers of diverse age groups.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has urged all citizens and residents who want to perform hajj pilgrimage this year to take vaccination against meningococcal meningitis and seasonal influenza (flu) before travelling.

With an objective to promote tourism in Sri Lanka among people in Oman, more than 20 tour operators attended a one-day VIP Roadshow organised by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau at Sheraton Oman Hotel on Sunday.

Oman Air has cancelled 478 flights between March 28 and April 30, as a result of Public Authority for Civil Aviation’s (PACA) directives on suspending operations of Boeing 737 Max. Some of the affected destinations are Salalah, Bahrain, Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait, Kenya, Karachi, Amman, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Calicut and Goa.

The sultanate ranked second in the Arab region in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2018-19.

A Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) research team has found symptoms of a disease that is affecting Omani lime trees.

The sultanate will be affected by a trough of low pressure starting from Wednesday until Thursday with isolated rains over the governorates of Musandam, Buraimi, Dhahirah and North Batinah, the Met department stated.

Al Shifa honey company has said that the recent withdrawal decision on its products pertains only to two specific batches and not all its products.