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Stores stock up on reusable bags as plastic bag ban commences in Oman
By: Times News Service
Muscat: Many shops in Oman had to order for reusable bags, following the ban on single-use plastic bags in the country.
With a ban on plastic bags starting on 1 January, many outlets had already made alternatives made from cloth and paper available to customers before it came into effect. High demand, though, means many customers needed to wait for more reusable bags to arrive on shelves, or had to go elsewhere to find them.
“All of our reusable bags were sold out in the morning of January 1 alone,” said a supervisor at a multinational supermarket chain in Oman. “We have ordered for more bags and they are expected soon.”
No side-effects among those who took COVID-19 vaccine in Oman
By: Times News Service
Muscat: Omanis who’ve been administered the COVID-19 vaccine have said they’ve felt no side-effects since, and have urged others in the country to get vaccinated when called upon to do so.
The country began its public vaccination drive against the coronavirus on Sunday, with healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients, the elderly, those with low immunity, and chronic ailments first in line to be vaccinated.
One of them was 85-year-old Musabbah bin Abdullah Al Nasri from the Wilayat of Rustaq in South Al Batinah. Speaking to the Times of Oman, he said, “I was vaccinated on 27 December, after being contacted by staff in Tiwi, since I am one of the people included in the groups of those eligible for the vaccine.