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Anti-racism protests attended by thousands of people in London and other major British cities “undoubtedly” risk causing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases again, British health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday. Thousands of people attended protests on Saturday to voice their anger at police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, ignoring government advice to avoid large gatherings due to the risk from coronavirus. Asked during an interview on Sky News whether the number attending protests made an increase in COVID-19 cases more likely, Hancock said: “It is undoubtedly a risk.” “I support very strongly…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in coordination with the Indian Embassy to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has operated and planned for upcoming charter repatriation flights carrying Indian nationals from Dammam International Airport to several cities in India such as Chennai, Ahmedabad, Mangalore and Cochin. The airline, being one of the few airlines that are still operating amidst the COVID-19 crisis, is working closely with the authorities to operate special non-scheduled flights to repatriate citizens and carry cargo. Last month, Gulf Air carried a record 50 tons of fresh meats and produce from Lahore to Riyadh on…

Fourteen police officers were injured in “shocking and completely unacceptable” assaults during anti-racism protests in central London on Saturday, London police chief Cressida Dick said on Sunday. After a largely peaceful day, small numbers of protesters briefly clashed with mounted police on Saturday after thousands gathered to voice their anger at police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “I am deeply saddened and depressed that a minority of protesters became violent towards officers in central London yesterday evening. This led to 14 officers being injured,” Dick, who is Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, said in a…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 73-year-old female resident, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 25. The dead female was in the intensive care unit (ICU) for treatment. 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. Bahrain had reported 548 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, its the second-highest daily cases. Meanwhile, 471 additional recoveries…

Global cases of the novel coronavirus neared 7 million on Saturday, as case numbers surge in Brazil and India, according to a Reuters tally. About 30% of those cases, or 2 million infections, are in the United States, though the fastest growing outbreak is in Latin America, which now accounts for roughly 16% of all cases. Globally, deaths from the novel coronavirus are approaching 400,000. The United States accounts for about one-quarter of all fatalities but deaths in South America are rapidly rising. The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in just five months is now equal to the number…

Police in the German city of Hamburg used pepper spray on protesters on Saturday and were ready to deploy water cannons as some demonstrations in support of U.S. anti-racist protests against police brutality turned ugly. Hamburg police tweeted that several hundred “hooded and aggressive people” had put police officers under pressure in the city center, adding: “We have already had to use pepper spray. With all due respect for emotions: attacks on police officers are unacceptable!” At another location nearby, they said some 350 people were standing in front of police water cannons. “We regard this as an unauthorized (i.e.…

UAE has announced 626 new cases, and 1 fatality from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 38,268, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 275. 724 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 21,061. This means over 55 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. The new cases were found after conducting more than 52,000 coronavirus tests across the country. A total of 2.5 million COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country to date. The ministry…

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…