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Senate Democrats stood in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds on Thursday at the U.S. Capitol to honor the lives of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, all unarmed black individuals whose deaths have spurred worldwide protests against racism and police brutality. Senate Democrats, some kneeling on the marble floors in Emancipation Hall — which is named after slaves who helped construct the Capitol — were led in prayer by Senate Chaplin Barry Black, who honored the lives of Floyd, Arbery and Taylor and praised peaceful protesters. “We come today to acknowledge that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” Black said in a prayer to…

Bahrain has reported its fifth-highest daily cases since the start of the outbreak, after reporting 414 new cases of coronavirus cases among 258 expatriate workers and 136 contacts of active cases and 20 are travel-related. With today’s cases, the country surpassed 13,000 confirmed cases. 1 death was reported in the kingdom, bringing the fatalities toll to 21. The newly registered cases bring the total cases to 13,229 of which 7,728 have recovered making over 57 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,480 active cases. There are currently 53 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 9 are…

Vladimir Putin has ordered a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel spilled into a river inside the Arctic Circle. The spill occurred when a fuel reservoir at a power plant near the city of Norilsk collapsed on Friday. The plant is operated by a division of Nornickel, whose factories in the area have made the city one of the most heavily polluted places on Earth. During a video conference on Wednesday that was broadcasted on television, Putin lambasted the head of the Nornickel subsidiary that owns the power plant, NTEK, after officials said the company failed to report the…

Saudi Arabia has reported 1,975 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, raising the total to 93,157, according to the health ministry. Meanwhile, 32 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities to 611. It is the highest death toll in the kingdom. Ministry also reported 806 recoveries, lowest recoveries in the past weeks, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 68,965. https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1268520538642800640?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 in terms of population and…

UAE has seen an increase of 659 new cases, and 3 fatalities from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 37,018, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 273. 419 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 19,572. This means over 52 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. The new cases were found after conducting more than 54,000 coronavirus tests across the country, The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished…

Kuwait has reported a drop of 562 new coronavirus cases, most of the cases are from Kuwaiti citizens which is 177, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 29,921, according to the Ministry of Health. 6 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 236. 1,473 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 17,223. Kuwait has done 2,721 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 announced the death of a 48-year-old male expatriate, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 21. The dead person was seeking treatment in the intensive care unit. 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. By yesterday’s 504 new cases, the country had reached 12,815 confirmed cases of which 7,410 have recovered making over 58 percent of the confirmed cases to recover…

The Indian Club in Bahrain will be operating chartered flights considering the pandemic situation. The work for this has begun. The chartered flights will be operated from Bahrain – Bangalore & Bahrain – Calicut sectors. Meanwhile, the India Club is in the process of repatriation plans to other destinations too. To apply for the repatriation, register in this website – Indian Club Repatriation Form Mandatory Requirements: 1. Passport Copy 2. CPR Copy 3. Indian Embassy registration details 4. NORKA registration details ( For Kerala Destination Travellers) 5. Medical Reports (if any) Passenger Priority are as follows: (as per the Embassy guidelines) 1. Expired…

Oman has reported a slight increase in daily cases of coronavirus, which is 778, increasing the total cases in the sultanate to 14,316. Most of the newly admitted cases are from foreigners, which is 513 and the rest 265 from citizens, according to the Ministry of Health. The death toll in the sultanate stands at 67, said health minister Dr. Ahmad al-Saidi. Currently, 58 patients are in intensive care, and a total of 226 are being treated in health care facilities. Meanwhile, a total of 3,451 people have recovered from the virus. Also Read: Half of the government employees to return to work in…

China reported one new coronavirus case and four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for June 3, the health commission said on Thursday. The National Health Commission said all five of the cases were imported, involving travellers from overseas. For June 2, China reported one confirmed case and 4 asymptomatic cases. China does not count asymptomatic patients, those who are infected with the coronavirus but do not exhibit symptoms, as confirmed cases. The total number of infections in China stands at 83,022. The death toll remained unchanged at 4,634. Also Read:  George Floyd tested positive for COVID-19, autospy says Iran says coronavirus…