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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…

Oman has registered 2 deaths and 712 daily cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from citizens by 362 and the rest 350 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 18,198. The death toll reached 83 after reporting the new cases. Meanwhile, 359 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 4,152. Currently, 85 patients are in intensive care, and a total of 291 are being treated in health care facilities. 2,688 tests were conducted across the sultanate. Also Read: Omani researchers analyse COVID-19 gene sequencing Bahrain registers 314 new coronavirus cases, 1 death Coronavirus may have spread in…

The coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August last year, according to Harvard Medical School research based on satellite images of hospital travel patterns and search engine data, but China dismissed the report as “ridiculous”. The research used satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in Wuhan – where the disease was first identified in late 2019 – and data for symptom-related queries on search engines for things such as “cough” and “diarrhoea”. “Increased hospital traffic and symptom search data in Wuhan preceded the documented start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in December 2019,” according to the research.…

Bahrain has reported 314 new cases of coronavirus, among 169 expatriate workers and 136 contacts of active cases and 9 are travel-related. The death toll stands at 28, as one new death was reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 280 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The newly registered cases bring the total cases to 15,731 of which 10,606 have recovered making over 67 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,097 active cases. Also, the are 68 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 13 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 378,235 tests, which…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 78-year-old expatriate, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 28. 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 5,097 active cases. Also, there are 68 COVID-19 cases currently receiving treatment, of which 13 are…

Three additional repatriation flights to Bahrain have been announced as part of the 3rd phase of the Vande Bharat Mission. The first one is a connection flight (Bahrain-Delhi-Bhubaneswar) and the other 2 will fly from Bahrain to Kochi. VBM Flight Dates: Bahrain-Delhi-Bhubaneswar: 20th June Bahrain-Kochi: 25th June Bahrain-Kochi: 28th June The time for these flights has not been announced. An estimated 500,000 Indians are living in Bahrain, making them the largest expatriate group in the country. Also Read: Coronavirus: Bahrain registers 27th death  Lockdowns saved many lives and easing them is risky, say scientists Saudi Arabia considers limiting Hajj pilgrims amid COVID-19 fears

Bahrain has announced the death from a 72-year-old male Bahraini national, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 27. 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 patient, along with all other active COVID-19 cases, had been placed in isolation and received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialised medical team. The total cases in the country had reached 15,417 of which 10,326 have recovered making over 64 percent of…

UAE has announced 568 cases, and 5 fatalities from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 39,376, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 281. 469 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 22,275. This means over 56 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 16,820 cases receiving treatment. The new cases were found after conducting more than 32,000 coronavirus tests across the country. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the…