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The United Nations’ top human rights body will hold an urgent debate on allegations of “systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests” in the United States on Wednesday, a statement said. The decision by the U.N. Human Rights Council followed a request last week by Burkina Faso on behalf of African countries, it said in a statement on Monday. The United States is not a member of the 47-member state forum in Geneva. “The death of George Floyd is unfortunately not an isolated incident,” the letter said, referring to an African American who died on May 25 under…

Bahrain has been urged to come up with a new economic plan to tackle challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Parliament’s first deputy chairman Abdulnabi Salman also stressed the need for new alliances and partnerships in a changing post-coronavirus world.⠀ “Thinking in such a positive manner will help us advance with positive strides and create a bright future while benefiting from the successful plans and programmes drawn up by the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus, he told Akbar Al Khaleej.⠀ Mr. Salman also urged the government, the legislative authority, and other decision-making bodies to organize a national forum to…

Oman has registered 4 deaths and 1,043 daily cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from citizens by 614 and the rest 429 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 24,524. The death toll reached 108 after reporting the new death. Meanwhile, 1,079 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 9,533. 3,283 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. The decrease in traffic accidents contributed to the availability of intensive care rooms for patients. Also Read: Legal steps taken against a men salon for offering massage Greece welcomes foreign visitors, restarts summer tourism…

General Director of Southern Governorate Police announced on Monday that legal steps against a men salon in Riffa for violating rules against coronavirus by offering massage services. The actions were taken in coordination with the Health Ministry and the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry. An Asian worker was arrested red-handed while offering the service. Legal proceedings are being taken and the case was referred to the Public Prosecution. Also Read: Greece welcomes foreign visitors, restarts summer tourism Thailand ends curfew, as no local coronavirus cases recorded in 21 days Bahrain registers 2 more deaths

Greece reopened its main airports to more international flights on Monday, hoping to kick-start its vital tourism sector after three months in lockdown. Tourism employs about 700,000 people and accounts for some 20% of Greece’s economic output, so how the sector fares is significant for the country’s recovery. Greece emerged from a decade-long debt crisis two years ago. About 33 million tourists visited the Mediterranean nation last year, generating revenues of 19 billion euros. Passengers arriving from airports deemed high-risk by the European Union’s aviation safety agency will be tested for the coronavirus and quarantined up to 14 days, depending…

Thailand on Monday lifted a nationwide curfew after more than two months and allowed restaurants to resume selling alcohol as the coronavirus crisis eased, with 21 days since a recorded case of local transmission. The Southeast Asian nation of about 70 million people was the first country outside China to report a case of coronavirus, on Jan. 13 and has been a relative success story in containing it, with just 3,135 confirmed cases and 58 fatalities. Some 2,987 patients have recovered. Officials have credited Thais’ early adoption of wearing masks – ubiquitous in public since January – as well as…

Bahrain has announced the death of two more expatriates from coronavirus, a 35-year-old male expatriate and a 39-year-old male expatriate, taking the country’s total deaths to 45. It’s the 3rd death in one hour. The country has reported 317 new cases of coronavirus, among 151 expatriate workers, 164 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 2 are travel-related, after conducting over 6,500 additional COVID-19 tests. Meanwhile, 379 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 18,544 of which 13,197 have recovered, which means that over 69 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there…

Bahrain has reported 317 new cases of coronavirus, among 151 expatriate workers, 164 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 2 are travel-related, after conducting over 6,500 additional COVID-19 tests. The death toll stands at 43, as 1 new death was reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 379 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 18,544 of which 13,197 have recovered, which means that over 69 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,304 active cases. Also, there are 140 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 18 are in a critical condition.…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 65-year-old female expatriate from coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 43. The total cases have driven to 18,227 of which 12,818 have recovered, which means that over 69 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,366 active cases. Also, there are 138 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 18 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 418,413 tests, which is among the highest when looking at the country’s population. Also Read: Bahrain announces 5 deaths in one day Governments are responsible for the safety of NRI…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 71-year-old male citizen from coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 42. It’s the 5th death in one day, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak started. The country has reported 514 new cases of coronavirus, among 281 expatriate workers, 230 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 3 are travel-related, after conducting over 7,500 additional COVID-19 tests. Meanwhile, 628 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 18,227 of which 12,818 have recovered, which means that over 69 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are…