Oman's government has extended a nightly lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with movement and commercial activities to be restricted between 10pm and 4am until further notice, Reuters reports.

Cases in the country of around 4.5 million people, which has continued to impose movement and commercial restrictions on and off through the pandemic, have started to rise again after showing a steady fall since mid-June.

Oman had recorded 295,535 coronavirus cases and 3,802 deaths on Wednesday.

General view of old Muscat, Oman. — Reuters/File
General view of old Muscat, Oman. — Reuters/File

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