Oman bans entry of visitors from countries where coronavirus has spread


CAIRO (Reuters) - Oman banned entry of visitors from countries where coronavirus has spread, the foreign ministry said on Twitter on Monday, without specifying countries.

The ministry added that this comes as a precautionary procedure, and will be applied on all ports including land, sea and air.

(Reporting by Hesham Abdul Khalek; Editing by Chris Reese)

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