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The Omani MOH has announced the death of a 44-year-old Omani citizen with coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total number of COVID-19 deaths registered in the sultanate to 43. The MOH extended its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. Oman has reported 10,423 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,396 recoveries, according to the MOH. Also Read: Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 2 deaths in one hour; total at 17 Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 16th death UAE: MoF announces three new decisions for federal entities Trump cutting US ties with WHO over virus [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

Bahrain MOH announced the death of a 88-year-old male Bahraini national, a registered active case of coronavirus (COVID-19) suffering from underlying and chronic health problems, taking the country’s total deaths to 17. It is the second death in 1 hour. 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. About the COVID-19 Deaths: Read more about the 16th death – Click Here Read more about the 15th death – Click…

Bahrain MOH announced the death of a 59-year-old male Bahraini national, a registered active case of coronavirus (COVID-19) suffering from underlying and chronic health problems, taking the country’s total deaths to 16. 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. About the COVID-19 Deaths: Read more about the 17th death – Click Here Read more about the 15th death – Click Here Read more about the 14th death…

The Ministry of Finance, MoF, issued three new decisions for federal entities across the UAE, as part of its remit to revise and reduce federal fees. These decisions are: Cabinet Resolution No. (36) of 2020 on registering suppliers in the Federal Supplier Register, Cabinet Resolution No. (37) of 2020 on amending certain provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (4) of 2019 on Procurement Regulation and Storehouse Management in Federal Government, and Cabinet Resolution No. (38) of 2020 on amending Cabinet Resolution No. (4) of 2015 on Fees for services provided by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The decisions are part of…

Kuwait has reported 1008 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 26,192, according to the Ministry of Health. 11 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 205. 883 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 10,156. Kuwait has done 3,661 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 health ministry spokesman. So far, Kuwait has conducted more than 290,013 coronavirus tests. Also…

Bahrain has reported 291 new COVID-19 cases among 196 expatriate workers and 95 contacts of active cases. These new cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 10,740 and there are 4,914 active cases of which 10 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 43 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. MOH also reported 111 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 5,811. Bahrain has so far conducted 308,698 COVID-19 tests for the early detection of the virus. So far Bahrain has reported 15 fatalities. About the COVID-19…

The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China, Reuters reported. The move to quit the Geneva-based body, which the United States formally joined in 1948, comes amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the coronavirus outbreak. The virus first emerged in China’s Wuhan city late last year. Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Trump said Chinese officials “ignored their reporting obligations” to the WHO about the virus – that…

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 32/2020 & 33/2020. Decree 32/2020: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 32/2020 appointing Shaikh Khalifa bin Rashid Al Khalifa as Advisor to His Royal Highness the Premier at the rank of minister. The decree shall be enforced from the date of its issuance and shall be promulgated in the Official Gazette. Decree 33/2020: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 33/2020 appointing Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa as Prime Minister’s Court Undersecretary. The decree shall be enforced by HRH the Premier…

UAE announced 883 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total cases in the country to 33,170, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). MoHAP also announced the death of 2 more people from COVID-19, rising the country’s death toll to 260. 412 new recoveries have been reported in the UAE, bringing the total recoveries to 17,097, according to the health ministry. The new cases were identified after conducting more than 33,000 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, the ministry noted. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to…

Saudi Arabia has reported 1,581 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, raising the total to 81,766, according to the health ministry. The number of new daily cases is showing a downward trend in the past days. Meanwhile, 17 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the Kingdom to 458. Ministry also reported 2,460 recoveries, lowers than yesterday’s 3,531 recoveries, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 57,013. https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1266346211382046722?s=20 Saudi currently has the highest number of cases in the region, however, it is also by far the largest country in…