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The Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Ahmad Al-Manzari, praised the measures taken by Kuwait in response to the coronavirus pandemic, describing it as swift, decisive, and inclusiveness. The remarks came in an interview with KUNA Saturday on the sidelines of an online discussion session held by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development under the title (Towards a Flat Curve: The Global Response to Coronavirus). Al-Manzari stressed that Kuwait has strong and well-established health systems and has qualified medical personnel in addition to highly equipped health facilities. He said that WHO is in regular contact…

A group representing the homeless is asking to use the Athletes Village for next year’s Tokyo Olympics as a shelter during the coronavirus pandemic, the Associated Press (AP) reported. An online petition addressed to Tokyo Olympic organizers and the city government has drawn tens of thousands of signatures for permission to occupy the massive housing complex going up alongside Tokyo Bay. The village was to be home to 11,000 Olympic athletes and 4,400 Paralympic athletes. It is largely complete and empty with the Olympic opening postponed by the virus outbreak until July 23, 2021. “We don’t know how long this…

WHO is joining forces with many of the world’s leading musicians, comedians, and humanitarians for the “One World, Together At Home” virtual global special. “This is the result of a close collaboration with my good friend Hugh Evans from Global Citizen, and the inspirational Lady Gaga, to bring entertainment, joy, and hope into the homes of people all around the world, whose lives have been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. This virtual concert, organized by WHO and international advocacy organization Global Citizen, will bring together people who are affected by…

BRAVE Combat Federation is the first and only global mixed martial arts organization to initiate an awareness campaign against the Coronavirus pandemic. BRAVE CF has invited fighters from all over the world to send videos and has empowered them with the chance of becoming ambassadors for the cause in their own communities, by giving out information to their fans and followers which will help curb the spread of the virus. Athletes from all corners of the world have answered the call as they have forwarded and spread their words of encouragement, training videos and tutorials on how to keep the…

23 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered today. 15 new recoveries have been reported in Bahrain. Bahrain tested a total of 82561 until now. There are 1019 active cases. These include 1016 stable cases and 3 critical cases. 741 people have been discharged. Only 7 deaths have been reported until now. This takes the total cases in Bahrain to 1767. The Ministry of Health announced the death of a 60-year-old Bahraini citizen on 14th April, who has underlying chronic diseases and health issues. The deceased got the necessary treatment and care around the clock by the specialized medical team and…

Bahrain to join the Arab world in celebrating the 45th edition of the Arab Deaf Week under the theme “The Right of the Deaf to an Easy Marriage Supported by Social Institutions”. The event is remarked the last week of April every year as a reminder of the deaf in the society, in order with the recommendations of the 2nd conference of the Arab Federation of Deaf Organizations, which was conducted in Damascus from 24 to 26 April of 1974. The event targets to raise the awareness of the deaf’s rightness and abilities and ways to put a stop at this defect.…

The Kuwait Ministry of Health announced the death of a 68 years old, Bengali resident on Saturday. 93 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 1 death was reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 1,751 and total deaths to 6. In a statement, Health Ministry spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that 34 patients were in intensive care, 18 of them are in critical condition and 16 stable. The dead Bengali resident was in the intensive care unit for 9 days. Those currently receiving treatment at hospitals reached 1,465 patients said the spokesperson. Adding that 20 individuals have…

Stranded Pakistanis in the UAE welcomed the special flights initiative by the UAE and Pakistani governments and said emergency cases should be considered on priority while selling tickets to registered people at the consultate. Some Pakistanis complained about the need for awareness about ticket purchases for special flights and said priority should be given to emergency cases. “First special PIA flight from Dubai will repatriate up to 200 passengers to Faisalabad. The airline is finalising a plan to launch several special flights during next week to repatriate stranded Pakistani nationals in the UAE,” according to a source in PIA. Currently,…

Saudi Arabia extended on Friday the validity of all expired national IDs for two months, during the period of suspension of workplace attendance in government sectors, as part of the government’s efforts to lessen the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The extension can be done through automated systems without the need for the citizen to visit the civil status offices, the Ministry of Interior said. The Ministry also announced that individuals can now renew their driving licenses online, without the need for an eyesight test, as well as enabling the renewal of vehicle licenses through the ‘Absher’ online platform and…

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Friday announced 477 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus along with two deaths and 93 recoveries. More than 24,000 tests were conducted to detect new cases. The total number of infections in the country stands at 6,302 as of April 17, while total recoveries are 1,188. The death toll in the UAE is now 37. https://twitter.com/NCEMAUAE/status/1251202272371118081?s=20 To detect cases early, the UAE has opened 14 drive-through testing facilities that can screen hundreds of people daily without them having any direct contact with healthcare workers. The health authorities said up to 7,100 people…