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Lulu Hypermarket has announced offers on mobile phones, laptops and accessories starting June 18 and continuing till July 4. Prices have been reduced on all leading brands as well as on a wide range of accessories from Airpods to smart watches and USBs, powerbanks, Bluetooth speakers and headsets. “With everybody going online for work and play, smartphones, mobiles and accessories are in great demand,” said a Lulu spokesperson, “Families are looking at more devices since children too have online classes nowadays. This is the right time to update models and purchase additional devices for the widened scope of family use.” Also…

UAE records 382 cases, and 2 fatalities from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 43,364, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 295. 676 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 29,537. This means over 67 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. The new cases were found after conducting more than 39,000 coronavirus tests across the country. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to…

The UAE has deplored the Turkish and Iranian military interventions in the brotherly state of Iraq, a statement from the foreign ministry said Wednesday. It said it denounces their violations against the state’s sovereignty through airstrikes in northern Iraq. “UAE denounced the Turkish and Iranian military interventions in brotherly Iraq, through their bombing of areas in northern Iraq, which constituted a violation of the sovereignty of a sisterly Arab country and led to intimidation and the spread of terror among innocent civilians,” a foreign ministry statement said. The statement affirmed the country’s “unwavering principle in rejecting all interference in the affairs of…

Department of Culture and Tourism announced that a selected number of museums and cultural destinations in Abu Dhabi are ready to welcome visitors from 24 June, following the implementation of all protective guidelines to ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff. https://www.facebook.com/starvisionnews/videos/1416275025239530/ The first sites to reopen to the public include Louvre Abu Dhabi, Qasr Al Hosn, and the Cultural Foundation’s exhibition and Artists-in-Residence studio. Also reopening will be Al Ain Oasis outdoor areas, Qasr Al Muwaiji, Al Jahili Fort and Al Ain Palace Museum. Also Read: Bahrain to host 2021 Asian Youth Para Games Gathering on beaches,…

The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) has revealed that Bahrain will host the fourth Asian Youth Para Games from 1-10 December 2021. On the occasion, President of the Bahrain National Paralympic Committee (NPC), Shaikh Mohammed bin Duaij Al Khalifa, expressed delight at the kingdom’s hosting of the mega sporting event. Shaikh Mohammed bin Duaij lauded the directives of the Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to host various championships. He also paid tribute to…

Kuwait has reported 575 new coronavirus cases, the majority of the cases are from Kuwaitis which is 317, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 37,533, according to the Ministry of Health. 3 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 306. 690 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 28,896. Kuwait has done 2,885 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…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 64-year-old male citizen from coronavirus. The total deaths have soared to 48. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 19,553 of which 13,866 have recovered, which means that over 70 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,639 active cases. Also, there are 133 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 26 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 438,080 tests, which is among the highest when looking at the country’s population. Expatriates are having the highest…

According to the International Standards, the doubling in the number should take atleast two weeks, when the period is less than that, this is considered negative and means the spread of the virus is more than the normal average “The time taken to double cases among the people during the past two months ranged between 27 days to 11 days, which reflects the accelerated spread of the virus among peoples, due to the lack of adherence to the preventive measures and guidelines established to preserve the safety of all,” said Lt. Col. Dr.Ahmed Al Ansari. In the past week reproduction rate (R0)…

The plasma donation door has been opened in the blood bank of the Military Hospital. More than 200 recovered people who meet the conditions have given plasma. “Conditions that must be met in a donor with convalescent plasma is that the donor does not suffer from any symptoms at the present time, that his weight must be more than 50 kg, that the age of the donor should be between 21 and 60 years, and that men can donate as well as women who have not previously had a pregnancy before,” said Lt. Col. Dr. Manaf Al Qahtani, Member of the…

1,718 asymptomatic active COVID-19 cases have applied for optional home self-isolation. “The capacity of the isolation and treatment centers in Bahrain is 8,170 beds, of which 3,922 beds are occupied, and 1,718 of the existing cases have been applied to the optional home isolation. The capacity of the precautionary quarantine centers is 3410 beds, the occupancy of which is 668 beds, “said Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health. “Bahrain has a percentage of 70.45 recoveries from the total confirmed cases and a death rate of 0.24%,” he added. Its the third-highest recovery percentage and the second-lowest death rate from…