Home quarantine period not considered as sick leave

During the 19th press conference of the Supreme Committee on COVID-19, the home isolation period of a person who returns from travel cannot be considered as sick leave and the traveler must deduct that period from his leave balance.

The quarantine period is seven days from the date of arrival in Oman if the passenger has negative results of a COVID-19 PCR test conducted on arrival and another PCR test conducted on the eighth day. If the passenger does not wish to undertake a PCR test on the eight-day, the quarantine will continue for (14) days from the date of arrival.

He added that the 70% attendance rate in offices is subject to review according to the epidemiological situation. While 30% of the employees are supposed to work remotely, there are some jobs that cannot be done from home, which has been left to the discretion of the department managers.