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The United Arab Emirates has decided to grant paid leave to select employees of the federal government as part of measures during the country’s fight against the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, state news agency WAM reported. “The resolution stipulates that married employees of the Federal Government may take fully paid leave to take care of their children below the age of 16. The age condition shall not apply to people of determination, as well as in cases where a spouse is subject to self-isolation or quarantine that requires no contact with family members, upon a decision from the Ministry…

A doctor was convicted today of abstaining from implementing self-confinement at home, which was imposed on him to prevent the spread of coronavirus and exposing other people to infection. The Low Criminal Court sentenced him to one month in jail with force, fined him BD 2000 and ordered his deportation. The General Health Directorate reported that the convict arrived in Bahrain from an infected country with coronavirus (COVID-19). After undergoing a blood test, the doctor informed him of a decision to isolate him for 14 days at home, in line with procedures adopted regarding people who come from coronavirus-infected countries.…

Bahrain tested a total of 52804 until now. There are 341 active cases. These include 338 stable cases and 3 critical cases. 477 people have been discharged. Only 5 death has been reported until now. Read more about the fifth death – Click Here Read more about the fourth death – Click Here Read more about the third death – Click Here Read more about the second death – Click Here

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has apologized after he was spotted taking a training session with three first-team players on Tuesday, breaking social-distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Portuguese was pictured working with Tanguy Ndombele, Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon in a London park. “I accept that my actions were not in line with government protocol and we must only have contact with members of our own household,” Mourinho said in a statement cited by UK newspapers. “It is vital we all play our part and follow government advice in order to support our heroes in the NHS and save lives.” Tottenham had…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care with the coronavirus but is “improving,” a senior official said Wednesday, as the U.K. saw its biggest spike in deaths from the virus to date. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Johnson “has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the clinical team” at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, three days after he was admitted. A shaken U.K. government sought to keep a grip on its response to the outbreak with its leader hospitalized and the number of COVID-19-related deaths approaching the peaks seen in Italy and Spain, the two…

New York. Gov Andrew Cuomo said all voters in the state will be able to cast their votes by absentee ballot this year. Cuomo had previously moved the state’s primary from April 28 until June 23. “I’ve seen lines of people on television voting in other states. This is totally nonsensical,” Cuomo said. “All New Yorkers can vote absentee on June 23.”

The United States on Wednesday surpassed 400,000 novel coronavirus cases, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The pandemic has now claimed the lives of at least 12,936 people in the United States, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 401,116, by the Baltimore-based school’s count. The 300,000-case milestone was passed on Saturday.

The Belgian Ministry of Health announced that the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus, COVID-19, has increased to 2240 after 205 new deaths were registered during the last 24 hours. The Ministry added that in the past 24 hours, 487 patients with coronavirus have been hospitalised and 524 people have left the hospital.

Britain on Wednesday reported a record 938 new COVID-19 deaths in its daily update, 152 more than its previous highest toll, as the total number of deaths passed 7,000. “As of 5 pm on 7 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 7,097 have sadly died,” the health ministry tweeted, up from 6,159 on Tuesday.

Turkey will monitor the mobile phones of those diagnosed with the new coronavirus to ensure they do not break quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the latest measure to stem an outbreak that has surged over the last month. Turkey will start tracking citizens and send them a message and call them each time they leave their homes, the presidency’s Communications Directorate said. They will be asked to return home and police will penalise those who continue to violate quarantine rules, it said, adding that Turkish law allows for processing of personal data without consent for “exceptional aims”. Since the…