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The risks of reigniting coronavirus outbreaks are complicating efforts to fend off further misery for the many millions who have lost jobs, with a top health expert warning that the world is still in the midst of a “first wave” of the pandemic. “Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle of the first wave globally,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, a World Health Organization executive director. “We’re still very much in a phase where the disease is actually on the way up,” Ryan told reporters, pointing to South America, South Asia and other areas where…

Bahrain has reported 52 new COVID-19 cases among 39 expatriate workers and 13 contacts of active cases. The newly admitted cases were found after testing 3000 individuals in the past 24 hours. These new cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 9,223 and there are 4,293 active cases of which 9 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 25 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. MOH also reported 163 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 4,916. Bahrain has so far conducted 285,373 COVID-19 tests for the early…

Eldar Eldarov, BRAVE Combat Federation’s Super Lightweight world champion, is the latest guest in Mohamed Al Hosani’s popular podcast Mo Hasani 360, the biggest MMA show in the Middle East. During the chat, Hosani took us on a journey from  Eldar’s beginnings to current day success and got an up-close and personal chat with the BRAVE CF champion. He spoke at length about his beginnings in Dagestan, the progress through wrestling and combat sambo, and finally, his rise to become the best Super Lightweight in the world of mixed martial arts. Also working as Team Bahrain head coach in MMA,…

UAE announced 822 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total cases in the country to 30,307, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). MoHAP also announced the death of 3 more people from COVID-19, rising the country’s death toll to 248. 601 new recoveries have been reported in the UAE, bringing the total recoveries to 15,657, according to the health ministry. The new cases were identified after conducting more than 41,000 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…

Interior Ministry personnel have taken an immediate measure against the gathering of expatriates, which violates the decision to prevent gatherings of more than 5. Interior Ministry personnel have asserted their commitments to enforce the security instructions during Eid Al Fitr. https://www.facebook.com/starvisionnews/videos/1642229199267684/ Also Read: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia records 2,235 new cases, 9 deaths Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 1 death, 166 recoveries Coronavirus: Kuwait records 665 new cases, 9 deaths UAE sends COVID-19 medical aid to Congo

Saudi Arabia has reported 2,235 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, raising the total to 74,795, according to the health ministry. Ministry also reported 2,148 recoveries on Monday, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 45,668. Meanwhile, 9 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the Kingdom to 399. Riyadh topped the list of new cases with 765 infections, followed by Makkah (416), Jeddah (350), Madinah (184), Dammam (113) and Al Jubail (74). The ministry continues to urge people to only go out when absolutely necessary and to…

Bahrain has reported 26 new COVID-19 cases, of which 14 are among expatriate workers and 12 are contacts of active cases. These new cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 9,164 and there are 4,397 active cases of which 8 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 26 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. Bahrain has reported also 1 new death, taking the fatalities to 14. MOH also reported 166 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 4,753. Bahrain has so far conducted 282,667 COVID-19 tests for…

The UAE sent an aid plane carrying six metric tons of medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday. The aid will assist approximately 6,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Commenting on the aid delivery, Hazza Mohammed Al Qahtani, UAE Ambassador to Rwanda, remarked, “The provision of aid today by the UAE underscores our deep partnership with the Congo, which forms a significant part of the fight against COVID-19 in Africa.” “Countries must join forces to bolster the global campaign against the pandemic, and the UAE is proud to support the thousands of…

Far from hospitals and often lacking access to basic infrastructure, Brazil’s indigenous people are dying from COVID-19 at an alarming rate — and there’s little help in sight. The mortality rate is double that of the rest of Brazil’s population, according to advocacy group Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), which tracks the number of cases and deaths among the country’s 900,000 indigenous people. APIB has recorded more than 980 official cases of coronavirus and at least 125 deaths, which suggests a mortality rate of 12.6% — compared to the national rate of 6.4%. While the Health Ministry’s Special Secretariat of…

Kuwait has reported 665 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 21,967, according to the Ministry of Health. 9 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 165. 504 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 6,621. Kuwait has done 2,723 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 273,812 coronavirus tests. Also…