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The Oman Ministry of Health has announced the registration of 322 new COVID-19 cases in the Sultanate. 80 of the new cases are from Omanis and 242 cases for non-Omanis. This brings the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Sultanate to 4,341, in addition to 17 death cases. The Ministry also pointed out that 1,303 cases have recovered. [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

Singapore’s health ministry reported 752 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking city-state’s total to 26,098. Among these are two Singaporeans and permanent residents, while foreign workers living in dormitories form the bulk of the remaining cases. More details will be released later on Thursday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. On Wednesday, 958 patients were discharged – a new daily high – as 675 more new cases of COVID-19 were identified. It was the second time this week that the number of patients discharged has exceeded the number of new cases. On Monday, 504 patients were discharged and 486 new cases announced, although MOH…

A hand grenade dating back about 100 years has been made safe by the Irish Army. The Mills bomb, assessed to date from the Irish War of Independence, was discovered at Harold’s Cross bridge in Dublin on Wednesday. The bridge, which is a main arterial route through the city, was closed for a time to traffic. The Irish Army was called to the scene at about 20:30 local time by An Garda Síochána (Irish police). After making the grenade safe at the scene, the bomb disposal team left at about 22:30. The Irish Army advised the public that anyone who…

The Bahrain Ministry of Health announced 36 new active cases, taking today’s toll to 285. 20 of the new cases announced are among expatriate workers, 13 are contacts of active cases, and 3 are travel related. The MOH also registered 10 new COVID-19 recoveries. Bahrain tested a total of 205,570 until now. There are 3,601 active cases. These include 3,595 stable cases and 6 critical cases. 2,205 people have been discharged. Only 10 deaths have been reported until now. This takes the total cases in Bahrain to 5,816. The Ministry of Health announces the death of a 60-year-old female Bahraini national, a…

The Ministry of Health announces the death of a 60-year-old female Bahraini national, a registered active case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) suffering from underlying and chronic health problems. 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. The Ministry of Health announces 10 new COVID-19 recoveries and has registered 36 new active cases, of which 20 are among expatriate workers, 13 are contacts of active cases, and 3 are travel…

Dubai has granted the medical staff working in the emirate’s hospitals permanent ‘Golden Residency’ visas as an appreciation for the efforts to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). The announcement, made by Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Humaid al-Qatami, comes in response to directives issued by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council in appreciation for the front-line responders of medics who are curbing the spread of the COVID-19. According to al-Qatami, the permanent residency of 10 years will be granted to qualified professionals and specialized physicians in the…

Emirates has announced its plan to operate scheduled flight services from 21st May to nine destinations: London Heathrow Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne. In a statement by the airline on Wednesday, Emirates will also offer connections in Dubai for customers travelling between the UK and Australia. Travellers will only be accepted on these flights if they comply with the eligibility and entry criteria requirements of their destination countries. This includes approval from the Federal Authority for Identify and Citizenship, ICA, for UAE residents who wish to return to Dubai. “We are pleased to resume scheduled passenger…

“So far we have 3,330 active cases and most of them are stable with the exception of 5 critical but hopefully, all of them will recover. For the recovered and discharged, we have 2,192 and they have been discharged either from isolation or quarantine centres and we hope to have better results in the future. The increase in the number of cases over the past 5-6 days is due to lack of following the guidelines that we have been periodically reminding. We emphasize to follow simple things such as personal hygiene, disinfection of surfaces and calling 444 for any symptoms.”…

“For the COVID-19 infection percentage, 60-75% of men are infected with COVID-19 than women as they are more exposed to complications. There are also many theories clarifying this but nothing confirmed. Men generally have more cardiac diseases and also have more testosterone which makes them exposed to COVID-19.” said Dr. Jameela Al Salman-Consultant of Infectious and Internal Diseases at Salmaniya Medical Complex. [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

“Bracelets are connected to the phone and cannot be removed for those who are observing self-isolation. It’s connected to a Bluetooth and the device has to be turned. Phones have to be fully charged. The follow-up is automatic, where we have random tests and photos, where individuals have to take a photo with the bracelet to show it’s a real picture and that they are at home. These are the techniques used to follow-up.” – Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary Ministry of Health. “For the treatment of a person, the estimated value could be BD 130 or more but…