Higher committee to deal with H1N1

MUSCAT — His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued Royal Orders constituting a higher committee to devise a mechanism to deal with the H1N1 pandemic and follow up the measures to be taken by the authorities concerned in this regard, a statement issued by the Diwan of Royal Court said yesterday. The committee will make use of an appropriate mechanism that will enable it to discharge its assigned tasks diligently. The committee will also frame appropriate proposals, recommendations and solutions.The committee will be headed by the minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and include the minister of the Royal Office, the minister of interior, the minister of national economy and deputy chairman of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council, the minister of health, the minister of Awqaf and religious affairs and the minister of information as members