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A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child. The baby was born this month without COVID-19 but with the virus antibodies, the Straits Times newspaper reported on Sunday, citing the mother. “My doctor suspects I have transferred my COVID-19 antibodies to him during my pregnancy,” Celine Ng-Chan told the paper. Ng-Chan had been mildly ill from the disease and was discharged from hospital after two-and-a-half…

Bahrain Diabetes Society held a virtual marathon under the patronage of Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President Lieutenant-General Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa. The Ministry of Health, Bapco and other societies, civil society institutions and individuals also took part in the sporting event held online for the first time in the Kingdom. Dr Shaikh Mohammed, also Bahrain Diabetes Society Chairman, said that the Kingdom joined the other countries and health organisations to mark the World Diabetes Day celebrated this year under the theme “The Nurse and Diabetes”. He stressed Bahrain’s keenness on marking the special day and on…

Bahrain Victorious has won the team trial time mixed relay for professionals, which was organized by Bahrain Cycling Association. Led by HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, outclassed 129 cylists who took part in the relay race. READ MORE: HH Shaikh Nasser wins 160-km race HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa posted a picture of his participation along with his triumphant team, which finished first. Captained by HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Victorious also featured teammates Christine Blumfield, Eric Watson and Ahmed Madan. Bahrain Cycling Team, which included Mansour…

The Abu Dhabi Ports has announced it will store and distribute more than 70 million COVID-19 vaccines as part of its efforts to supports the global fights against COVID-19. To that end, the region’s premier facilitator of logistics, transport, and trade said it has dedicated a 19,000 sqm temperature-controlled warehouse – one of the region’s largest pharmaceutical logistics facilities at the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) for vaccine storage and distribution. The entity affirmed it is playing a vital role in the global fight against COVID-19, using its enhanced logistics capabilities to store and distribute more than 70m COVID-19…

Facebook-owned Instagram is now allowing advertisers to create sponsored ads from user accounts and the feature is part of its update to branded content ads. Branded content ads were introduced last year as a way for influencers to identify when their posts are sponsored by a company or brand. Till today, Branded Content ads could only be created by promoting the existing posts from creators. “Instagram is now launching a new workflow where advertisers can create Branded Content ads without the need for creators to post organically on Instagram first,” the company said in a recent blog post. Now brands have…

Esteban Ocon has only outqualified Renault team mate Daniel Ricciardo once in 2020 – at the Styrian Grand Prix back in July – but he came almost as close as is possible to repeating the feat in Bahrain, falling short by the smallest of margins to the Australian. The Frenchman hailed the performance of his Renault R.S.20 as he got through to Q3 for the second race in a row, before adding his disbelief at the gap between the two Renaults: just 0.002s. He said: “The car felt awesome. Today I felt it was a great lap coming around. Daniel…

Max Verstappen says he will have his work cut out to beat the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix from third on the grid – but hasn’t ruled out the possibility of a win, especially since he reckons tyre wear will have a big say in the race result. Verstappen was fastest in FP3 but could only manage third on the grid in qualifying as Hamilton took another blistering pole on Saturday. All is not lost for the Dutchman, however, as heavy tyre degradation is expected to make this race a two-stop contest, which could open…

Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed as a new health minister to oversee rollout of the Covid vaccine in England. The rollout is expected to begin before Christmas, subject to regulatory approval. Mr Zahawi, MP for Stratford-on-Avon, will oversee distribution of the vaccine until at least next summer. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “delighted”, adding in a tweet there was “an enormous task ahead”. Under the interim arrangement, Mr Zahawi will serve as a joint minister between the health department and the business department, where he currently works. His primary focus will be on delivering the vaccine, with most…

The Italian army was called to AS Roma’s training ground after several unexploded Second World War bombs were discovered, the Series A club said on Saturday. “A big thank you to the Italian army and their bomb squad, after they safely and successfully removed a number of devices dating back to the Second World War from the club’s training centre at Trigoria,” club said on Twitter. It also showed a picture of soldiers removing the bombs which appeared to be around one foot long. The Il Messaggero newspaper said that there were around 20 bombs which were uncovered during work…

Max Verstappen threw down the gauntlet ahead of qualifying as he set the fastest lap of FP3 in Bahrain, to top the session ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in P2 and Valtteri Bottas in P3. Soft tyres were the only compound used in FP3 and qualifying runs came thick and fast with 15 minutes remaining. Verstappen was top midway through the session on higher-fuel runs, but improved later on to set the benchmark of 1m28.355s – even as his rear wing flap oscillated comically down the straights when DRS was activated. Hamilton eventually finished 0.263s off Verstappen, and just a…