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Bahrain has reported 159 new cases of coronavirus, its the second-highest daily cases, among 86 expatriate workers and 62 contacts of active cases and 11 are travel-related, taking today’s cases to 548. 1 death of an expatriate was reported in the kingdom, bringing the fatalities toll to 24. With today’s cases, the country surpassed 14,000 confirmed cases. The newly registered cases bring the total cases to 14,383 of which 9,056 have recovered making over 62 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,303 active cases. Also, there are 82 COVID-19 cases currently receiving treatment, of which…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 34-year-old male expatriate, a registered active case of coronavirus suffering from underlying and chronic health problems, taking the country’s total deaths to 24. 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. Bahrain has reported 159 new cases of coronavirus, its the second-highest daily cases, among 86 expatriate workers and 62 contacts of active cases and 11 are travel-related, taking today’s cases to…

Thousands took to the streets across Europe and Australia on Saturday, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul, in support of days of U.S. protests against police brutality, according to the Reuters. The rolling, global protests reflect rising anger over police treatment of ethnic minorities, sparked by the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis after a police officer detaining him knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes as fellow officers stood by. Europe has seen an unprecedented wave of anti-racism rallies drawing tens of thousands onto the streets. In London, thousands of protesters ignored the wet weather…

Abu Dhabi Police have warned that motorists seen throwing surgical masks from their car are liable to fines of Dh1,000 and six blacks points. The warning was tweeted on Saturday and follows a similar warning from Ajman Police on June 1 that stated the same Dh1,000, six black point sanction. It is not yet known if the fine is a nationwide initiative as so far only police force’s from two emirates have publicly announced it. Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Mubark Al Ghafli, head of the police health and safety committee, said that the correct way to discard of a mask was…

Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister, Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf, has stressed that the Agriculture and Marine Resources Department will strengthen its partnership with the private sector in the field of fish farming in order to increase the productivity of the Bahrain National Mariculture Centre (NMC) in Ras Hayan. This came as the minister paid a visit to NMC, along with the Agriculture and Marine Resources Undersecretary, Dr. Nabeel Abu Al-Fateh, and senior Marine biologist, Bassam Al-Showeikh. The minister was informed about the general condition of NMC’s facilities, and stressed the importance of their maintenance ahead of the new…

Saudi Arabia has reported 3,121 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, its highest daily toll so far, raising the total to 98,869, according to the health ministry. Meanwhile, 34 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities to 676. It is the highest death toll in the kingdom. Ministry also reported 1,175 recoveries, lowest recoveries in the past weeks, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 71,791. https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1269249249612648451?s=20 Saudi currently has the highest number of cases in the region, however, it is also by far the largest country in the GCC, both…

Kuwait has reported a drop of 487 new coronavirus cases, most of the cases are from Kuwaiti citizens which is 195, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 31,131, according to the Ministry of Health. 10 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 254. 1,005 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 19,282. Kuwait has done 2,724 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…

Bahrain has reported 389 new cases of coronavirus among 200 expatriate workers and 157 contacts of active cases and 32 are travel-related. 1 death was reported in the kingdom, bringing the fatalities toll to 23. Meanwhile, 435 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The newly registered cases bring the total cases to 14,224 of which 9,020 have recovered making over 63 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,181 active cases. Also, the are 80 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 13 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 359,379 tests, which is among…

The United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane containing 18 metric tons of medical and food supplies to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The aid will assist approximately 14,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Hamad Ghanim Hamad Al Mehairi, UAE Ambassador to Mauritania, stated: “The UAE is honored to extend assistance today to Mauritania in recognition of the country’s tireless fight against COVID-19. Through cooperation and global coordination, we can work together to overcome these challenging circumstances and aim…

India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world’s sixth-biggest outbreak, two days before the relaxing of lockdown with the reopening of malls, restaurants and places of worship. With its total number of cases rising to more than 236,000, India now has fewer infections than only the United States, Brazil, Russia, Britain and Spain, according to a Reuters tally. However, India’s toll of deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, is 6,642, small compared with those other countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, anxious to jump-start an economy…