Oman ends school year, upholds Muscat lockdown

A teacher puts disinfectant hand gel on a student's palm in an Egyptian private school in the Omani capital of Muscat on September 6, 2009. (File/AFP)

• Thursday, May 7 will be the last day of the school year
• The government has also decided to continue the lockdown of Muscat province until 10 p.m.

The Supreme Committee of Oman tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus has ended the academic year early, state news agency ONA said. 
Thursday, May 7 will be the last day of the school year, Minister of Interior, Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al-Busaidi said. 
The committee authorized the Ministry of Education to endorse a suitable alternative to calculate results for promotion classes from class 1 to 12 and their equivalents.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has also decided to continue the lockdown of Muscat province until 10 p.m..