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Rumours currently circulating via social media that work in public & private organisations will be suspended are untrue, said Ministry of Interior. Legal action has been taken against promoters of the rumour. Citizens & residents are reminded they should only trust information circulated by official sources, they added.

On 13 March 2020, Formula 1 and the FIA, in consultation with The Bahrain International Circuit and The Bahrain Motor Federation, announced the postponement of the Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for 20 to 22 March 2020. A copy of that announcement is included below. Commenting on the postponement, Sheikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of the Bahrain International Circuit, said: “We have been in continuous discussions with F1 and the FIA in recent weeks, as the situation with regards to COVID-19 has evolved globally. The mutually agreed decision to postpone the race is the right thing to do, given…

As per the Executive Committee’s decision, the President of The Indian Club-Bahrain Mr. Stalin Joseph has announced that the Indian Club will remain fully closed from today (13th March) till 19th March, as a precautionary measure against COVID-19.

COVID-19 (Bahrain Status Update) 13/03/2020

COVID-19 (Bahrain Update)12/03/2020

The Spring of Culture festival has been postponed until further notice. “Given the global outbreak of Covid-19 which is being addressed effectively by Bahrain across all levels, the Spring of Culture festival is postponed until further notice,” organisers Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities said on Instagram today. “While we are very disappointed to share this update, the safety and well-being of citizens, residents and guests is our utmost priority. “Bahrain has already implemented a number of strict precautionary and preventative measures to contain the virus, which have proved extremely successful, and will continue to endeavour to ensure the safety…

Head of the World Health Organisation yesterday commended Bahrain’s efforts to contain the coronavirus. This came when His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, held a telephone call with WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. They reviewed developments regarding the global spread of Covid-19, and also discussed Bahrain’s efforts to contain and prevent its spread, including testing, quarantine, isolation and treatment procedures. The director general commended Bahrain on the precautionary and preventative efforts it has taken, which contribute to safeguarding the health and safety of the kingdom’s citizens…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has temporarily suspended flights to and from Kuwait International Airport effective from midnight of Friday 13 March 2020 until further notice.  Gulf Air highlighted that the remaining flights to and from Kuwait are limited to Kuwaiti citizens and their first degree relatives as well as domestic workers accompanying them; non-Kuwaitis are prohibited from entering Kuwait through Kuwait International Airport on flights arriving on 12 and 13 March. Non-Kuwaiti’s will be able to enter the Kingdom of Bahrain through returning flights from Kuwait until 13 March 2020. All passengers are urged…

Manama: Violating the decisions of the health minister on communicable diseases constitutes a crime under Bahrain’s laws, Hussain Bu Ali, the chief prosecutor of ministries and public entities, has said.”With reference to Law 34 for 2018 on promulgating the Public Health Law that allows the minister to take the appropriate measures to deal with communicable diseases and prevent their spread, and to the minister’s decision that determines such these diseases, and to the procedures for preventing, isolating and treating communicable diseases, including coronavirus, violating the provisions of these decisions constitutes a punishable crime under the law,” the prosecutor said. “Therefore,…

COVID-19 Bahrain status update 0n 12/03/2020