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Oman has registered five deaths and 1,557 new cases of coronavirus, of which the majority of the case are from citizens by 1,057 and the rest 500 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 47,735. The death toll reached 218 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 1,229 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 29,146. 3,852 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. So far the 213,187 COVID-19 tests have been conducted. https://twitter.com/OmaniMOH/status/1280064050118918144?s=20

Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer whose credits include the “spaghetti” Westerns that made Clint Eastwood a star, has died in Rome aged 91. According to Italian news agency Ansa, he died in hospital having fractured his femur in a fall some days ago. The prolific composer also wrote music for Once Upon a Time in America, The Untouchables and Cinema Paradiso. Having received an honorary Oscar in 2007, he went on to win one in 2016 for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. Morricone, who was simply known as “Maestro” in his home town of Rome, scored more than 500 films…

The Dalai Lama made a bid for music chart stardom on Monday, his 85th birthday, with the release of an album of mantras and teachings. “Inner World” kicks off with the track “One Of My Favourite Prayers” and continues with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader reciting meditations and sayings with accompanying music. The record came about when musician Junelle Kunin, a student of the Dalai Lama from New Zealand, contacted him in 2015 with the idea – and much to her surprise he said yes. “I thought I’d have to try and convince him,” she told Reuters in an interview…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 92-year-old male citizen from coronavirus. So far the total has reached up to 98. It’s the oldest deceased from COVID-19. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 29,367 of which 24,649 have recovered, which means that over 83 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 4,620 active cases. Also, there are 53 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 45 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 602,151 tests, as per the government statics.

Bahrain has reported 510 new cases of coronavirus, among 284 expatriate workers, 223 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 3 are travel-related, after conducting over 9,800 additional COVID-19 tests on Sunday. The death toll stands at 97, as one new death was reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 690 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 29,367 of which 24,649 have recovered, which means that over 83 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 4,621 active cases. Also, there are 53 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 45 are in…

A total of 1,036, new e-commerce licences were issued in the UAE during the first six months of 2020, according to National Economic Registry of the Ministry of Economy, indicating a growth in the sector. The statistics showed that the number of e-commerce licences issued in May and June 2020 amounted to 112, a 12.1 percent rise compared to April 2020. The Ministry noted that in light of the growing interest of investors in e-commerce activities, many specialist studies expect this sector to grow in the future. “The demand for online shopping has witnessed a significant increase by over 300…

The potential for COVID-19 to spread through airborne transmission by lingering in the air is being underplayed by the World Health Organization, a group of scientists have said. In an open letter due to be published this week, 239 scientists from 32 countries call for greater acknowledgement of the role of airborne spread of COVID-19 and the need for governments to implement control measures. WHO guidance states that the virus is transmitted primarily between people through respiratory droplets and contact. Aerosol transmission involves much smaller particles that can remain in the air for long periods of time and can be transmitted…

The Indian Government has approved one more direct Air India Flight from Bahrain to Bhubaneswar via Delhi AI 0940 on 11th July 2020 at 1.05 pm at a reduced price of BD 126/- per ticket (20th June 2020 flight it was BD 146/-) to repatriate the remaining stranded Odias in Bahrain under the Vande Bharat Mission. The flight capacity is 150 passengers. This is in addition to the Air India flight on 20/6/2020 which has already repatriated 142 Odias from Bahrain. Founder of Bahrain Odia Samaj Dr. Arun Kumar Praharaj was happy that their consistent efforts to help the stranded…

The death toll from a massive explosion in a fireworks factory in Turkey has increased to six. The governor of Sakarya in northwest Turkey announced two new deaths and said rescue teams were still searching for one more person after Friday’s explosion. The governor, Cetin Oktay Kaldirim, was quoted by Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency. Earlier Sunday, the governor said six people were still hospitalized from the explosion, including one person in critical condition. Some 114 people workers been treated and released. The cause of the blast at the factory, which is away from residential areas, was under investigation. A…

Bali conducted mass prayers on Sunday as the Indonesian resort island prepares to reopen to tourists shut out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a thousand people attended a prayer at Besakih Hindu temple in the town of Karangasem, expressing gratitude for the handling of the new coronavirus on the island and seeking blessings for the start of a “new normal”. Bali has reported 1,849 coronavirus infections and 20 deaths so far, while Indonesia as a whole has recorded 63,749 cases and 3,171 deaths since early March. The idyllic Southeast Asian island will gradually reopen this month for domestic…