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Bahrain has announced the death of a 72-year-old female Bahraini citizen, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 30. The patient was suffering from underlying and chronic health problems. The country has been reporting more deaths in recent days. The Ministry of Health expresses its heartfelt condolences to the individual’s family at this difficult time. The total cases in the country had reached 16,200 of which 11,109 have recovered making over 68 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,061 active cases. Also, there are 79 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 14…

Emirates laid off more pilots and cabin crew on Wednesday in the second day of redundancies at one of the world’s biggest long-haul airlines, three company sources said. An Emirates spokeswoman declined to comment beyond the airline’s statement on Tuesday that said some employees had been laid off. No further details were provided. The Dubai-based carrier laid off hundreds of pilots and cabin crew on Tuesday in a bid to stave off a cash crunch caused by the coronavirus pandemic, sources told Reuters. More redundancies were expected this week, including both Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 pilots, the sources said on…

Oman has registered 1 death and 689 daily cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from foreigners by 355 and the rest 334 from citizens, taking the total cases to 18,887. The death toll reached 84 after reporting the new death. Meanwhile, 177 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 4,329. Currently, 85 patients are in intensive care, and a total of 293 are being treated in health care facilities. 2,658 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. Also Read: Omani researchers analyse COVID-19 gene sequencing Bahrain reports 469 new cases, after conducting over…

Bahrain has reported 469 new cases of coronavirus, among 220 expatriate workers, 242 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 7 are travel-related, after conducting more than 7,000 additional COVID-19 tests. The death toll stands at 29, as no new death was reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 503 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 16,200 of which 11,109 have recovered making over 68 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,062 active cases. Also, there are 79 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 14 are in a critical condition. So…

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey was largely lifting stay-at-home orders for people aged over 65 and for children as part of a further easing of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Turkey had already lifted restrictions on intercity travel and allowed restaurants, cafes, parks and sports facilities to reopen on June 1 after a sharp slowdown in the number of new cases and fatalities due to COVID-19, the lung disease caused by the virus. In a televised statement following a cabinet meeting, Erdogan also said his government would provide incentives to boost employment and…

As tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S., the Islamic Republic appears to have constructed a new mock-up of an aircraft carrier off its southern coast for potential live-fire drills. The faux foe, seen in satellite photographs obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, resembles the Nimitz-class carriers that the U.S. Navy routinely sails into the Persian Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz, its narrow mouth where 20% of all the world’s oil passes through. While not yet acknowledged by Iranian officials, the replica’s appearance in the port city of Bandar Abbas suggests Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is preparing an…

Emirates, one of the world’s biggest long-haul airlines, laid off more pilots and cabin crew on Tuesday as it it manages a cash crunch caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, and plans thousands of additional job cuts, five company sources said. Aviation is one of the industries worst hit by the outbreak, which has dented travel demand and forced major airlines to lay off staff and seek government bailouts. More redundancies were expected this week including both Airbus A380 and Boeing BA.B 777 pilots, the sources said on the condition of anonymity. Without giving further details, an airline spokeswoman told Reuters…

Bahrain has announced the death of an 84-year-old female Bahraini national, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 29. The patient was suffering from underlying and chronic health problems. The country has been reporting more deaths in recent days. The Ministry of Health expresses its heartfelt condolences to the individual’s family at this difficult time. The total cases in the country had reached 15,731 of which 10,606 have recovered making over 67 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,096 active cases. Also, there are 68 COVID-19 cases currently receiving treatment, of which…

Kuwait has reported a drop of 630 new coronavirus cases, the majority of the cases are from Kuwaitis which is 271, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 33,140, according to the Ministry of Health. 4 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 273. 920 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 22,162. Kuwait has done 3,218 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…

UAE has announced 528 cases, and 2 fatalities from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 39,904, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 283. 465 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 22,740. This means over 56 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. The new cases were found after conducting more than 37,000 coronavirus tests across the country. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery…