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Ireland will ease quarantine restrictions on people travelling from abroad on July 20, with people arriving from a “green list” of countries with low COVID-19 rates to be exempt from isolating themselves for 14 days, transport minister Eamon Ryan said. The government had said in June that the restrictions would be eased from July 9, but Ryan said this had been delayed due to concern about travel-related infections. “A so-called green list… will be published on July 20, or prior to that,” Ryan said in an interview with Newstalk radio station on Sunday. “The green list will be operating after…

UAE records 683 cases, and 2 fatalities from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 51,540. The new death takes the total fatalities to 323. ♦ UAE restructures government, as it deals with coronavirus impact The new cases were found after conducting more than 47,000 coronavirus tests across the country. Meanwhile, 440 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 40,297. This means that over 78 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus.

The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by torrential rains on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu rose to 20 on Sunday, with 14 people missing, NHK public TV said. More heavy rain is forecast after Saturday’s deadly deluge in the Kumamoto prefecture, Japan’s worst natural disaster since Typhoon Hagibis in October last year left about 90 people dead. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a meeting of Japan’s disaster response task force to step up the search and rescue operations. ♦ 14 dead in flooded Japanese care home after unprecedented rains “Nothing is more important than human lives. Please make utmost…

The United Arab Emirates announced a broad government restructuring on Sunday for more “agile and swift” decision-making following the coronavirus pandemic, merging government entities and appointing new economy and industry ministers. The head of Abu Dhabi’s national oil company ADNOC, Sultan al-Jaber, was named as industry and advanced technology minister and Abdullah al-Marri was appointed economy minister. The restructuring was announced by UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum on his official Twitter account. The energy and infrastructure ministries were merged under a single portfolio to be headed by current energy minister Suhail Al Mazrouei. An ADNOC spokesperson said…

Kuwait has reported 638 new coronavirus cases, of which 463 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 49,941, according to the Ministry of Health. 3 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 368. 520 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 40,463. Kuwait has done 3,043 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry. So far, the country has conducted…

At least 16 people have died and a dozen are missing on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu as unprecedented rains cause flooding and landslides. Fourteen victims were found in one nursing home which was inundated after a nearby river broke its banks. The authorities have ordered more than 200,000 to evacuate and 10,000 soldiers are being sent to help rescuers. Rainfall eased during the day on Sunday, but more is forecast to hit in the region on Sunday night. The number of fatalities is expected to rise, with national broadcaster NHK reporting another 20 people in a state of “cardio-respiratory…

The Omani Ministry of Health will start the national survey (serological) for COVID-19 infection from July 12. Expected to cover all governorates in the form of a cross-sectional survey, samples from citizens and residents will be selected as part of the process. It also aims to assess the extent of infection according to age groups, monitor cases not diagnosed in the laboratory, and estimate the level of infection at the governorate level and the rate of infection without the emergence of symptoms and the cumulative number of cases of infection. In addition, it will assess the impact of the standard…

Oman has registered ten deaths and 1,072 new cases of coronavirus, of which the majority of the case are from citizens by 799 and the rest 273 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 46,178. The death toll reached 213 after reporting the new deaths. Most of the deceased are aged 60-69. Meanwhile, 949 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 27,917. 3,515 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. https://twitter.com/OmaniMOH/status/1279702037698093056?s=20

Bahrain has announced the death of a 52-year-old male-citizen from coronavirus. So far the total has reached up to 97. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 28,857 of which 23,959 have recovered, which means that over 83 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 4,801 active cases. Also, there are 54 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 45 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 592,350 tests, as per the government statics.

Bahrain has reported 447 new cases of coronavirus, among 250 expatriate workers, 193 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 4 are travel-related, after conducting over 8,200 additional COVID-19 tests on Saturday. The death toll stands at 96, as one new death was reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 641 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 28,857 of which 23,959 have recovered, which means that over 83 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 4,802 active cases. Also, there are 54 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 45 are in…