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The first flight from Saudi Arabia for the evacuation of Indian nationals as part of the “Vande Bharat Mission” from Riyadh bound to Kozhikode has arrived at the King Khalid International Airport. The flight will carry around 155 Indian nationals mainly consisting of pregnant ladies and migrant workers. The passengers are being screened for COVID-19 symptoms prior to boarding. https://youtu.be/Z7pFook1Y5k

More than 13,000 Indian residents in Bahrain have registered on the Indian Embassy’s online platform to return to their homeland amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Over 13,000 people have registered on the Indian Embassy’s online platform.” Mr. Norbu Negi, Chargé d’Affaires of the Indian Embassy told to the Starvision News on Thursday. The first repatriation flight from Bahrain to Kochi will fly tomorrow (May 8) at 4:30 in the evening, and the second flight from Bahrain will reach Kozhikode on May 11. All the tickets were given to the passengers by Thursday. A total of 177 passengers can travel through this…

Virtual Press conference conducted by the National Taskforce for Combating the COVID-19 was held on 6th May at 1:30 PM. Dr. Waleed Al-Manea, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Eman Ahmed Al-Doseri, Assistant Undersecretary for Domestic & Foreign Trade, Lt. Col. Dr. Manaf Al Qahtani-Member of the National Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dr. Jameela Al Salman-Consultant of Infectious and Internal Diseases at Salmaniya Medical Complex addressed the press and clarified all the doubts raised by the Media. Asst. Undersecretary for Domestic and Foreign Trade HE Eman Al Doseri responded to Starvision News’s question “What are procedures taken to promote…

The Ministry of Health has announced 68 new active cases of COVID-19, taking today’s toll to 265. 44 of the new cases are expatriate workers and 24 are contacts of active cases. The Ministry of Health has registered 2 new recoveries from COVID-19, taking today’s recoveries to 206. By this Bahrain reaches the 2,000 discharges peak. Bahrain tested a total of 166,378 until now. There are 2,191 active cases. These include 2,189 stable cases and 2 critical cases. 2,000 people have been discharged. Only 8 deaths have been reported until now. This takes the total cases in Bahrain to 4,199. The active…

The first two Air India repatriation flight carrying 177 passengers each from the UAE landed in Kochi and Kozhikode respectively. The flights are part of India’s massive operation to bring back some of the thousands of citizens stuck abroad due to coronavirus restrictions with passenger jets and naval ships. The first Air India Express flight took off at 5.07 pm. A few minutes later, a Dubai-Kozhikode flight took off at 5:46 pm as part of the massive repatriation exercise named ”Vande Bharat Mission.” https://youtu.be/bSnHgbqh6FQ There are no suspected COVID-19 cases among the first batch of 354 passengers being flown back…

India’s second repatriation flight from Dubai to Kozhikode on Thursday took off at 5.46 pm, the Indian Consulate in Dubai confirmed. A total of 177 passengers and around five infants, who were mostly flying with their pregnant mothers, were on board the flight. https://www.facebook.com/starvisionnews/videos/3463464513680904/ To read about India’s first repatriation flight from Abu Dhabi – Click Here

The first repatriation flight for Indian expatriates left from Abu Dhabi International Airport’s Terminal 3 to Kozhikode at 5.07 pm on Thursday evening. Many passengers reached to the airport as early as 10.30 am to catch the special flight of 4.15 pm to return home in an emergency. No one was denied check-in at Abu Dhabi and all the 177 passengers boarded the flight. https://youtu.be/HoMyfb3MWao The flight was scheduled to take off at 4.15 pm but was delayed due to safety procedures. Several people who had lost their jobs amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had gone in this flight. The last passenger…

An inmate of the Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra has tested positive for COVID-19. This is possibly the first case of a convict being infected with the virus in the state. 14 inmates who were in close contact with the convict have been quarantined after he tested positive. Prison guards and other jail staff who came in contact with the prisoner are being identified and isolated. “The inmate was taken to the hospital on Sunday with high blood pressure and symptoms of brain stroke. He was admitted to the SN Medical College where after an initial test he tested negative for…

The Bahrain Ministry of Health has announced 138 new recoveries from COVID-19 and registered 197 new active cases of which 130 are expatriate workers and 67 are contacts of active cases. Bahrain tested a total of 164,517 until now. There are 2,125 active cases. These include 2,121 stable cases and 4 critical cases. 1,998 people have been discharged. Only 8 deaths have been reported until now. This takes the total cases in Bahrain to 4,131. The active cases surpassed 2,000 yesterday night. About the COVID-19 Deaths Read more about the eighth death – Click Here Read more about the seventh…

An overwhelming majority of the private schools in Bahrain agreed to reduce tuitions or ease burdens. “Of the 76 private schools, 73 said they were committed to a reduction in fees or to easing burdens by postponing the date of payment of the installments or rescheduling payment,” Amal Al Kaabi, Acting Director of Private Education Department at the Ministry of Education, said. The schools’ commitment is a manifestation of cooperation and solidarity in light of the exceptional situation in the Kingdom, she added. “The Department of Private Education has exerted special efforts to reach this positive result following intense communication…