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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti National Guard Lieut. Gen. Hashem Al-Refaei on Thursday opened a new quarantine centre for the body’s personnel infected with COVID-19. The new facility is part of the National Guard’s efforts to back the efforts of health authorities and to ease out the pressure on hospitals and quarantine buildings, he told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), reporters. The general commended the agency’s personnel for having completed and equipped the new facility in line with relevant health criteria in record time. Also Read: Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 285 new cases, mostly among foreigners  Coronavirus: Kuwait records 845 new cases, 10…

Bahrain has reported 285 new COVID-19 cases among 208 expatriate workers and 77 contacts of active cases. These new cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 9,977 and there are 4,667 active cases of which 9 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 33 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. MOH also reported 143 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 5,295. Bahrain has so far conducted 296,278 COVID-19 tests for the early detection of the virus. So far Bahrain has reported 15 fatalities. About the COVID-19…

Friday prayers will resume in Bahrain’s mosques starting June 5, the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments has said. The decision is based on the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to resume Friday prayers with the obligation of applying the precautionary measures announced by the National taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus to mitigate the spread of the virus. This and other decisions related to the coronavirus will be periodically reviewed in accordance with the Sharia regulations to protect the health and safety of all, the ministry added. The necessary arrangements to make the mosques…

Saudi Arabia has reported 1,644 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, raising the total to 80,185, according to the health ministry. The number of new daily cases has since been decreasing day by day. Meanwhile, 16 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the Kingdom to 441. Ministry also reported 3,531 recoveries, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 54,553. Riyadh tops the list of new cases with 611 infections, followed by Jeddah (360), Makkah (148), Dammam (101), Hufof (91) and Madinah (50) Saudi currently has the highest…

Oman has reported 636 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total cases in the sultanate to 9,009. Most of the newly admitted cases are from Omanis, which is 345 and the rest 291 from foreigners, according to the Ministry of Health. MOH has reported 1 new death from coronavirus, keeping the total death toll in the Sultanate to 40. 2,177 total recoveries from coronavirus have been reported in the sultanate. Also on Wednesday, Oman announced it would end its lockdown in the Muscat province, including the capital, on May 29. Also Read: Coronavirus: Kuwait records 845 new cases, 10 deaths Women honoured…

Kuwait has reported 845 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 24,112, according to the Ministry of Health. 10 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 185. 752 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 8,698. Kuwait has done 3,396 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 282,341 coronavirus tests. Also…

The Director-General of Northern Governorate Police, Brigadier Isa Al Qattan, has honoured a Bahraini lady Hisa Abdulameer Al Aswad and a Morrocan Lady, Hanan Al Samadi for providing first aid until the arrival of the ambulances and civil defence teams for the victims of an explosion in a restaurant because of a gas leak in Maqaba on  January 24. The honouring was part of the directives of His Excellency Interior Minister and follow up of the Chief of Public Security. The Director-General hailed the noble stand of the two women of helping the victims and their high sense of the…

Kuwait Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basel Al-Sabah stated that 752 cases of those infected by coronavirus (COVID-19) have been recovered, bringing the number of cases that have recovered in the country to 8,698 cases. Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that laboratory and radiology tests have proven that these cases have healed from the Coronavirus and will be transferred to the rehabilitation wing of the hospital designated to receive those infected with the virus in preparation to discharge them from the hospital in next two days. Also Read: Coronavirus: Oman announces 40th death 3 Bahraini citizens arrested…

Director-General of Capital Governorate Police announced on Wednesday the arrest of three Bahrainis aged 26, 32 and 35. They are suspected of stealing electronic devices from a house in Sitra and using a car inside the house to transport the theft items after stealing its key. He said that an investigation into the case revealed that the suspects were spotted by the CCTVs of the house while breaking into the house from the kitchen window. The three were identified and arrested, while the car was found. Legal proceedings were taken, and the case was referred to the Public Prosecution Also…

The Omani MOH has announced the death of a 51-year-old Omani citizen with coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total number of COVID-19 deaths registered in the Sultanate to 40. The MOH extended its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. Oman has reported 8,373 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,177 recoveries, according to the MOH. Also Read: Donald Trump to announce an executive order against social media firms ISB to reduce fees for the needy people NPRA: 8,534 citizens and residents evacuated UAE: 30% reduction in Nitrogen Dioxide levels Gulf Air imports 82 tons of medical supplies in May [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=””…