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Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, has tested positive for COVID-19. The 40-year-old shared the news on Twitter and asked fans to pray for him. Afridi is the second international cricketer from Pakistan to test positive for COVID-19. Recently, former Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar had also tested positive for COVID-19. He has recovered from the disease already. Zafar Sarfraz, the former first-class player, was the first professional player to die due to the deadly virus. https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1271720209657630720?s=20 Since the Coronavirus outbreak began, Afridi has been doing a lot of charity work through his foundation, Hope Not Out. The former Pakistan skipper has helped thousands of poor families…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 64-year-old male expatriate, taking the country’s total deaths to 37. The Ministry of Health expresses its heartfelt condolences to the individual’s family at this difficult time. The patient, along with all other active COVID-19 cases, had been placed in isolation and received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialised medical team. The country has reported 444 new cases of coronavirus, among 291 expatriate workers, 144 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 9 are travel-related, after conducting over 6,000 additional COVID-19 tests. Meanwhile, 288 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven…

Oman has registered 3 death and 1,006 daily cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from foreigners by 571 and the rest 435 from citizens, taking the total cases to 22,077. The death toll reached 99 after reporting the new death. Meanwhile, 41 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 7,530. 3,135 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. The decrease in traffic accidents contributed to the availability of intensive care rooms for patients. Also Read: Barber shop closed for providing massage Bahrain reports 444 new COVID-19 cases

The Inspection Department of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism closed one of the men’s salons due to its violation of the requirements to provide massage service, stressing the importance of following the health requirements referred to in Minister of Health Decision No. (32) for the year 2020 after allowing the salons and barbershops to be reopened from May 27.⠀ ⠀ The Ministry noted the importance of the owners of salons and barber shops to abide by the decisions and conditions aimed at preserving the health and safety of all and also called the visitors of these shops to…

Bahrain has reported 444 new cases of coronavirus, among 291 expatriate workers, 144 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 9 are travel-related, after conducting over 6,000 additional COVID-19 tests. The death toll stands at 36, as no new deaths were reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 288 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 17,713 of which 12,191 have recovered, which means that over 68 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,486 active cases. Also, there are 121 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 12 are in a critical condition. So…

Kuwait has reported a drop of 520 new coronavirus cases, the majority of the cases are from Kuwaitis which is 232, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 34,952, according to the Ministry of Health. Kuwait has been showing a downwards trend in the past days. 6 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 285. 911 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 25,048. Kuwait has done 2,985 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts…

Oman has registered 7 death and 1,117 daily cases of coronavirus, taking the total cases to 21,071. The death toll reached 96 after reporting the new death. Meanwhile, 866 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 7,489. 3,502 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. The decrease in traffic accidents contributed to the availability of intensive care rooms for patients. The Duqum area will be closed from Saturday until July 3 due to the growing number of infections reported in the place. Also Read: Two more deaths, 600 cases announced in Bahrain Qatari government entities…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 48-year-old Bahraini female and a 60-year-old male expatriate, taking the country’s total deaths to 36. The patients were suffering from underlying and chronic health problems.  The country also reported 600 new cases among 347 expatriate workers, 249 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 4 are travel related. Meanwhile, 414 recoveries were also recorded. The total cases in the country had reached 17,269 of which 11,903 have recovered making over 68 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,330 active cases. Also, there are 137 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which…

Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Thursday the iPhone maker will increase spending with black-owned partners in its supply chain and seek to increase minority representation among the firms it does business with. Cook made the remarks in a video posted to Twitter announcing a $100 million racial equity and justice initiative in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Other moves will include programs to foster black application developers and new initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion within Apple, Cook said. Also Read: Qatari government entities must cut foreign staff costs by 30%: Document…

The Lower Criminal Court fined today three defendants BD 1000 each for violating preemptive health procedures to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and prevent its spread. It also fined another defendant BD 1000 for breaking health regulations for commercial outlets. The court also fined two defendants BD 3000 and BD 1000 respectively for violating a ministerial decision on closing commercial outlets. The High Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of two defendants accused of violating home quarantine. The Public Prosecution launched an investigation into notifications from the Public Health Directorate against 23 defendants who violated health regulations to combat coronavirus…