Live COVID-19 updates: Oman reports 1,722 new cases, 93,475 in total

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BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MUSCAT -- The Omani Health Ministry on Sunday announced 1,722 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the sultanate to 93,475, the official Oman News Agency (ONA) reported.

Meanwhile, 770 people recovered during the past 72 hours, taking the overall number of recoveries to 85,418, while 28 deaths were reported, raising the death toll to 846, according to a ministry's statement quoted by ONA.

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KATHMANDU -- Nearly half of the COVID-19 patients in Nepal are staying in home isolation with the Nepali government prioritizing such facilities over hospitals for the asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID-19 cases, Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population said.

According to the data from the ministry, there are a total of 17,478 active COVID-19 cases in Nepal as of Sunday. Of them, 8,407 patients, or about 48 percent of total active cases, have stayed in home isolation.

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KABUL -- The Public Health Ministry of Afghanistan reported 125 new COVID-19 positive cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 39,044 since February in the country, a statement of the ministry said Sunday.

A total of four patients have died over the period, totaling the number of COVID-19 related deaths to 1,441, the statement added.

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GUANGZHOU -- Ethiopian Airlines flight ET3634, loaded with 95 tonnes of cargo, took off from an airport in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, on Sunday, marking the opening of the brand-new Shenzhen-Dubai-Addis Ababa freight route.

As the air route connects the three logistics hubs in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, the frequency of the freight flight scheduled twice a week will increase according to the cargo transport demand, said the operator.

Ethiopian Airlines is Africa's largest airline. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, it had operated 35 passenger flights per week between Ethiopia and five Chinese cities, carrying more than 500,000 passengers annually. Enditem

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