The Bahrain Ministry of Health announced that it has registered 16 active cases of the virus among a single Bahraini family, including parents, siblings and infants, who were exposed to the virus by one of their family members (case no. 2930 under the contact tracing mechanism).
The ministry underlined that the family member was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and had not called the designated hotline no. (444) or self-isolated. Furthermore, the individual failed to comply with government-issued social distancing measures, which include limiting social gatherings during Iftar and wearing masks whilst out in public.
The ministry underscored that strictly adhering to official social distancing guidelines is the responsibility of every individual, and doing so helps to safeguard the wider community. Furthermore, the ministry noted that it has increased its testing capacity to ensure the early detection and treatment of active cases.
