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Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum thinks this year’s Twenty20 World Cup is unlikely to go ahead as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and could be moved to early 2021 with the Indian Premier League (IPL) taking the October-November slot. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has brought the sport to a standstill around the world and jeopardised T20 cricket’s flagship tournament in Australia. The IPL was scheduled to begin on March 29 but has been suspended indefinitely. “As a punter, if I were to put my final dollar on what the schedule would look like, it would be…

A Chinese citizen journalist who posted videos about the coronavirus situation in the city of Wuhan has resurfaced after going missing for almost two months, saying in a YouTube video that he had been forcibly quarantined, reported Reuters. Li Zehua, 25, was one of three citizen journalists who went missing in Wuhan. A video he published on Feb. 20 showed temporary porters being hired to transport corpses of people who apparently died of the coronavirus. It was viewed 850,000 times on YouTube, which is blocked in China. Days later, he posted live video footage of the police coming to his…

More than 378,000 employees in the UAE’s aviation industry are now at risk of unemployment or loss of income due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday. The workers are employed with airline companies, airports, suppliers, service providers, and other businesses related to passenger air travel, said Muhammad Ali Albakri, IATA’s regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East (AME). The potential job or income losses in the UAE will be the highest in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. In Saudi Arabia, some 287,000 jobs are also at…

The Food Wealth Committee of Bahrain Chamber headed by Khalid Al Amin has recently held a remote meeting with a number of food retailers and representatives of supermarkets and hypermarkets to deliberate about the preparations and readiness for the holy month of Ramadan. The meeting discussed the availability of food products to meet the demand during the holy month and the importance of holding prices. Al Amin also called food retailers, hypermarkets, and supermarkets to sign a document pledging not to raise prices during the holy month. He said that signing the document is voluntary, and the committee has been…

71 new active cases have been registered in Bahrain, of which 48 are expatriate workers, 16 are contacts of active cases and 7 are travel-related. The 48 new active cases among expatriate workers were detected following the conclusion of 3,510 COVID-19 tests during the past 24 hours. This is in conjunction with an ongoing campaign to test workers at their residence. Bahrain has recovered 52 people today. The Ministry of Health said “Early detection of COVID-19 cases among expatriate workers and quarantining contacts of new cases expedite treatment and strengthens precautionary measures set out to safeguard the well-being of citizens…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 36-year-old expatriate male, a registered active case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) suffering from underlying and chronic health problems. The deceased male had been placed in isolation and received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialised medical team. Bahrain has so far tested 100031 people. The Ministry highlighted that, excluding one case, all other active COVID-19 cases remain stable and all patients continue to receive treatment from the Kingdom’s highly trained medical professionals following guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).

18 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered today in Bahrain. This takes the total number of cases reported today to 54. Bahrain has also recovered 242 people this day. Bahrain tested a total of 97796 until now. There are 994 active cases. These include 992 stable cases and 2 critical cases. 1026 people have been discharged. Only 7 deaths have been reported until now. This takes the total cases in Bahrain to 2027. Read the New Guidelines in Bahrain – Click Here The Ministry of Health announced the death of a 60-year-old Bahraini citizen on 14th April, who has underlying…

Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister, Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, has extended congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, on the holy month of Ramadan. The minister also congratulated the Bahraini people, as well as the Arab and Islamic nations on the same occasion. The Justice Minister praised HM the King’s endorsement of the decision to re-open the Al-Fateh Mosque for the Friday prayers,…

Oman’s central bank has asked banks and financial institutions to freeze repayments of personal and housing loans for three months to help workers overcome the coronavirus crisis, state news agency ONA reported. The decision will take effect in May and no additional commission fees will be required from customers, ONA said, adding that banks should restructure loans if needed.

Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it plans to raise about $1 billion in debt, a day after the streaming pioneer doubled its own projections for new customers as stuck-at-home users binged on original shows, reported Reuters. The company plans to use the proceeds to fund original shows, acquire content, and for possible acquisitions, at a time when major U.S. studios are halting production and delaying film releases due to the coronavirus-led lockdowns. Most programming for 2020, and much of 2021, has already been filmed and is being finished remotely in post-production, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said on Tuesday, adding…