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There are 177,452 total confirmed cases in the US. 6,038 people have been recovered and 3,440 death has been reported until now. The total includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories. Hawaii and Wyoming are not reporting a death from coronavirus.

A businessman and a lawyer have been sentenced to three months in jail for violating the mandatory home quarantine which was imposed to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Lower Criminal Court ordered the first defendant to stay under house arrest and the second to be deported after serving the jail term said Advocate General Adnan Al-Wadai. The Directorate of Public Health said that a specialized doctor took samples from the defendants who arrived from an infected country and told them to observe a mandatory 14-day mandatory home quarantine in compliance with the precautionary measures. The businessmen violated the mandatory…

Bahrain tested a total of 34159 until now. There are 247 active cases. These include 245 stable cases and 2 critical cases. 295 people have been discharged. Only 4 death has been reported until now. Read more about the fourth death – Click Here Read more about the third death – Click Here Read more about the second death – Click Here

The National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19) held a press conference to highlight updates on efforts made to contain COVID-19, and new measures to ensure the prevention of its spread. “Bahrain has a unique experience when combating the coronavirus as we have a strong health system in place. We have invested in laboratories, where Bahrain tops for conducting more than 2,000 tests daily. It is a significant number when compared to other countries across the globe” said Lt. Col. Dr. Manaf Al Qahtani-Member of the National Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19). “The increase and the capacity of service in…

‘In line with ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health is conducting field visits across the Kingdom, including in Manama- Bab Al-Bahrain area, Durrat Al Bahrain and areas alongside the Budaiya highway, to collect random medical samples using mobile screening units. “The ministry of health is taking precautionary measures in accordance with the updates as we go back to the local results in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The current capacity for the treatment centres stands at 1,667 beds of which 232 beds are occupied. As for the quarantine centres, the current capacity stands…

The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), in collaboration with the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), yesterday launched the “BeAware Bahrain” application. The application complements efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by advancing contact tracing efforts to swiftly identify and keep track of all active cases and their contacts. Chief Executive of Information & eGovernment Authority’s Mohammed Ali AlQaed revealed that statistics show over 60,000 users to have used the application. The App is the National platform for all the information related to the virus, instructions, guidelines and additional new features including government resolutions. The ‘Be Aware’ App…

South Korea said Tuesday it will begin the new school year on April 9 with online classes for middle and high school senior students following repeated delays due to the novel coronavirus. According to the Bahrain News Agency, the unprecedented move to introduce online classes at elementary, middle and high schools nationwide will be carried out step by step, depending on grades, according to the education ministry. The new school year here usually starts in March, but the country had postponed it three times by five weeks to next Monday over concerns that schools are vulnerable to small-scale cluster infections…

Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services has launched its first ‘Self Sanitisation Walk’ to protect paramedics and their colleagues and families from the risk of various kinds of infection. The new device helps paramedics safeguard themselves from any infection that their clothes may catch during the course of working with confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The ‘Self Sanitisation Walk’ sprays workers with a mist that disinfects clothes in less than 20 seconds. By detecting movements automatically, the device starts spraying only when a person passes through it, helping to save on energy. The device also…

The Appetite for the Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) Group content across its channels has gone up. There is an 85 percent increase in TRPs in the third week of March compared to February. MBC has reported a significant surge in its overall performance, as well as its individual channels, as viewers in the region stay at home. Consumers aren’t just increasingly ordering grocery deliveries, they are consuming more TV content and online streaming videos for entertainment. MBC Group said that “behavioural changes have resulted in greater consumption of premium television content and entertainment.” New data suggested that the stay-at-home…

Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management has announced increased restrictions on movement in the Al Ras area of Dubai for two weeks from Tuesday, March 31 to facilitate enhanced sterilization procedures. Dubai Health Authority teams will provide all essential supplies to the residents of the area during the two-week period, Dubai Police announced. Dubai Police has appealed to the public to cooperate fully with the authorities and abide by all instructions to ensure the preventative measures implemented during the two-week period are successful. Meanwhile, Al Ras, Palm Deira and Baniyas Square Dubai Metro stations on the green line…