Oman will lift a two-week domestic ban on travel between provinces a day earlier than planned on Friday, before the expected arrival of a large tropical storm, state news agency ONA said.
The ban on travel between governorates was imposed by the sultanate on July 25 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday.
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It will be lifted at 2 p.m. (10:00 GMT) on Friday, instead of on Saturday as had been planned, as it is expected to be hit by the storm in the Arabian Sea.
A full lockdown of the Dhofar province in the south will be maintained until further notice.
A previously announced plan to reduce on Saturday its curfew for a week to between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. , instead of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. still holds.
