Oman

COVID and Gulf Foreign Policy

Project on Middle East Political Science This article shows the different ways that GCC countries have shaped their foreign policy during and/or because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The author gives examples from the GCC’s humanitarian diplomacy with Syria and Iran and their gradual resuming of relations with Qatar during the pandemic. Working Paper

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Regulatory Measures and Priorities in Response in Oman to the COVID19 Pandemic

Electrochemical Society Transactions This article discusses how the Omani authorities have considered adopting emergency measures to assist residents in managing their work and care, to strengthen and expand income support measures, to broaden support for SMEs and self-employed people and to improve measures for health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oman. Journal Article

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Fatality Prediction of COVID-19 by Using Machine Learning: Oman Dataset

Sultan Qaboos University This Sultan Qaboos University working paper presents the outcomes of a cohort study of 467 confirmed COVID-19 patients in Oman. It studies the capacity of machine learning technologies to predict COVID-19 fatality cases. Working Paper

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Shipping and Transportation Traffic of Medical and Non-Medical Goods Before and During COVID-19 in Oman

Procedia Computer Science This article investigates the changes in the shipping and transportation traffic of medical and non-medical goods during and before the start of COVID-19 pandemic in Oman. Journal Article

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المشروعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة في عُمان… مواجهة مع تداعيات كورونا

Al Araby This article studies the pandemic’s impact on small and medium enterprises in Oman and delineates how the Sultanate’s SMEs navigated the challenges of the coronavirus outbreak. Article

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Observations on Food Consumption Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Oman

Frontiers in Public Health This article studies the perceptions of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on behaviors related to diet and food shopping in a sample of 356 adults in Oman. Journal Article

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Corporate social responsibility budgeting and spending during COVID-19 in Credibility in Risk Communication: Oman’s Official Arabic COVID-19 Risk Communication and Its English Translation

Finance Research Letters This article showcases how COVID-19 is causing economic panic among people, governments, and businesses in Oman and therefore requiring greater corporate social responsibility (CSR). Journal Article

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Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Knowledge Management Practices in Sultanate of Oman

Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management This article identifies various changes made to knowledge management (KM) practices implemented by organizations in the Sultanate of Oman following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. Journal Article

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Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health Service in Oman from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Lessons for a Better Future

Frontiers in Public Health This article provides a narrative review of Oman’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic from January 2020 to July 2021, and the challenges it faced for a more rapid and efficient response. Journal Article

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The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism and Hospitality Industry: A Case Study from Oman

Journal of Public Affairs This article investigates the economic and social impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism and hospitality sector of Oman based on data collected from business owners. Journal Article

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