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Kuwait has reported 604 new coronavirus cases, the majority of the cases are from Kuwaitis which is 313, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 38,678, according to the Ministry of Health. 5 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 313. 678 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 30,190. Kuwait has done 3,087 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.…

The genetic material of the novel coronavirus was detected in the samples collected from Milan and Turin sewage last December, according to an announcement released by an Italian institution on Thursday. The study, conducted by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, one of the leading institutions of the Italian National Health Service, suggests the virus already existed in wastewater collected from the entrance of treatment plants in northern Italy before the country’s first COVID-19 case being reported. 40 samples from October 2019 to February 2020 and 24 samples from September 2018 through June 2019 serving as a control group to rule out the…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 50-year-old female citizen from coronavirus. The total deaths have soared to 56. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 20,430 of which 14,696 have recovered, which means that over 71 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,678 active cases. Also, there are 173 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 28 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 454,368 tests, according to the government statics. “The cases in Bahrain have seen a rise due to non-compliance…

A large study of 20,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received transfusions of blood plasma from people who recovered found the treatment was safe and suggests giving it to people early in the disease may be beneficial. The treatment, called convalescent plasma, is based on a century-old idea in medicine that has been used against measles, influenza and Ebola. People who recover from an infection have virus-fighting antibodies floating in their blood, and transfusions of their plasma — the clear liquid after blood cells are removed — may give recipients’ immune systems an assist in fighting off the virus. The study, published Thursday…

A person’s blood type and other genetic factors may be linked with the severity of coronavirus infection, according to European researchers looking for further clues about why COVID-19 hits some so much harder than others. The findings, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, suggest people with type A blood have a higher risk of being infected with the coronavirus and developing worse symptoms. At the peak of the epidemic in Europe, researchers analyzed the genes of more than 4,000 people to look for variations that were common in those who became infected with the coronavirus and…

Bahrain has reported 469 cases of coronavirus, among 295 expatriate workers, 171 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 3 are travel-related, after conducting over 8,600 additional COVID-19 tests on Thursday. The death toll stands at 55, as 6 new deaths were reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 511 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 20,430 of which 14,696 have recovered, which means that over 70 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,679 active cases. Also, there are 173 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 29 are in a critical…

Bahrain has announced the death of two more people from coronavirus, a 64-year-old female citizen and a 58-year-old male citizen. The total deaths have soared to 55. It’s the sixth death in a single day, the highest daily death toll. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 19,961 of which 14,185 have recovered, which means that over 71 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,721 active cases. Also, there are 131 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 24 are in a critical condition. So far…

The Kuwait government has decided to change curfew hours to start from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am. The change will be implemented in the morning of Sunday, June 21, but would not allow the public sector’s workers to return to their offices next week. The government decided to extend the first phase of a plan to restore normal life because of the high number of infections among the Kuwaiti citizens, Government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem told. “The government will lift the lockdown on areas of Hawally, Nuqra, Maidan Hawally and some blocks in Khaitan as of next Sunday,” Al-Mezrem said. Also, the…

The Public Prosecution has received many notifications from the Public Health Directorate on violation of health regulations by 23 persons at hairdressing and beauty salons. The regulations were imposed by the health authorities in the Kingdom of Bahrain to contain and prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The salons were closed down for breaching the health regulations. The Public Prosecution also received notifications on violation of 14 defendants of the home quarantine procedures imposed on them. The Public Prosecution launched an investigation immediately after receiving the notifications and questioned 37 defendants. It ordered they be released on bail pending investigation…

China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing’s wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area’s low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday. Their preliminary report comes as the country’s capital tackles a resurgence of COVID-19 cases over the past week linked to the massive Xinfadi food center, which houses warehouses and trading halls in an area the size of nearly 160 soccer pitches. The latest outbreak infected more than 100 people and raised fears of wider contagion in China. Among the…