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The best defence against any outbreak is a strong health system, stressed WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. The rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and health care workers threatens to leave some health systems overstretched and unable to operate effectively. To help countries navigate through these challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) has updated operational planning guidelines in balancing the demands of responding directly to COVID-19 while maintaining essential health service delivery and mitigating the risk of system collapse. This includes a set of targeted immediate actions that countries should consider at…

Tunisia has proposed a UN Security Council resolution that would call the coronavirus pandemic “a threat to humanity and to international peace and security” and call for an immediate global humanitarian cease-fire to respond to “the unprecedented threat posed by COVID-19 reported BNA. The UN’s most powerful body has not addressed the pandemic sweeping the globe, but Dominican Republic Ambassador Jose Singer, the current council president, said Wednesday he expects members to meet on COVID-10 “for sure next week, or before.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to brief the council at the request of Germany’s UN Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, diplomats…

More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating amid the coronavirus. The report on Thursday from the Labour Department showed that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad that have almost certainly sunk into a severe recession as businesses close across the world. Applications for unemployment benefits generally reflect the pace of layoffs. Combined with last week’s report that 3.3 million people sought unemployment aid two weeks ago, the U.S. economy has…

In line with the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, to support the private sector as the main engine of growth, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has announced the termination of monthly work fees and fees for issuing and renewing work permits for a period of three months, starting from 1 April 2020. The move follows the government’s recent announcement of a comprehensive economic stimulus package to support the economy during the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The LMRA highlighted its continued support for…

There are 216,722 total confirmed cases in the US. 8,710 people have been recovered and 5,137 death has been reported until now. The total includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories. Wyoming is not reporting a death from coronavirus.

There are 1,885 total confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia (SA). 328 people have been recovered and 21 death has been reported until now. There are 165 new cases confirmed. New Cases with Cities: Kafji: 9 Jeddah: 30 Medina: 46 Makkah: 48 Dafran: 4 Qatif: 5 Khamis Mushait: 6 Riyadh: 7 Ras Tanura: 1 Khobar: 1 Abha: 2 Dammam: 4 Bishah: 1 Ahad Rafidah: 1

Basic commodities and health supplies were distributed to families supported by Bahraini women. The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) started fieldwork as part of the “Together for the Safety of Bahrain which was launched recently reported by the Bahrain News Agency. The initiative also aims at supporting the families of medical personnel who are on the frontline to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the country goes through these exceptional circumstances. Volunteers registered on the national platform took part in the distribution, along worth Bahrain Scout Society. Eleven teams headed to different areas of Bahrain on buses. Apart from extending…

Since the start of the outbreak in December 2019, the new coronavirus has spread to over 182 countries and territories. On Wednesday, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) launched an appeal for US$651.6 million to support its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF has urged the public to support its emergency COVID-19 appeal. Over 4 million gloves, 575,000 surgical masks, 1 million respirators, and protective gear have been dispatched since the start of the outbreak. UNICEF needs critical funds to meet the growing global demand for essential supplies. “This is a race against time,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive…

As the coronavirus continues to put a halt on life around the world and the number of confirmed cases and deaths continue to increase with each day, the Bahrain-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion became the first organization in the sport to launch such a campaign geared towards stopping the spread of the coronavirus as well as raising awareness. The campaign is under the KHK Heroes Foundation. Among the fighters showing support for the campaign is top Flyweight Jose “Shorty” Torres. “BRAVE 35, BRAVE 36 and BRAVE 37 are all postponed and on a to-be-announced basis because of the COVID-19…

The largest school in Bahrain re-opens for the new academic session through a newly launched Virtual Learning Programme. The Indian School Bahrain announced that The new academic session 2020-21 through the E-learning programme will begin from 12th April (Sunday) for all classes. The E-learning programme will continue until the schools reopen for regular classes. The Virtual Learning Programme (VLP) aims to compensate for the delay in the commencement of the new academic session. The Indian School Bahrain stated that the VLP began for classes 10th and 12th on Tuesday. “In spite of the challenges and constraints, we are continuing with…