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Three additional repatriation flights to Bahrain have been announced as part of the 3rd phase of the Vande Bharat Mission. The first one is a connection flight (Bahrain-Delhi-Bhubaneswar) and the other 2 will fly from Bahrain to Kochi. VBM Flight Dates: Bahrain-Delhi-Bhubaneswar: 20th June Bahrain-Kochi: 25th June Bahrain-Kochi: 28th June The time for these flights has not been announced. An estimated 500,000 Indians are living in Bahrain, making them the largest expatriate group in the country. Also Read: Coronavirus: Bahrain registers 27th death  Lockdowns saved many lives and easing them is risky, say scientists Saudi Arabia considers limiting Hajj pilgrims amid COVID-19 fears

Bahrain has announced the death from a 72-year-old male Bahraini national, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 27. The patient was suffering from underlying and chronic health problems. The country has been reporting more deaths in recent days. 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 total cases in the country had reached 15,417 of which 10,326 have recovered making over 64 percent of…

UAE has announced 568 cases, and 5 fatalities from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 39,376, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 281. 469 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 22,275. This means over 56 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 16,820 cases receiving treatment. The new cases were found after conducting more than 32,000 coronavirus tests across the country. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the…

Lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 have saved millions of lives and easing them now carries high risks, according to two international studies published on Monday. “The risk of a second wave happening if all interventions and all precautions are abandoned is very real,” Samir Bhatt, who co-led one of the studies by researchers at Imperial College London, told reporters in a briefing. Most European nations, worried about the economic impact of their lockdowns, have started to ease restrictions as the number of new COVID-19 cases falls. The Imperial study analysed the impact of lockdowns and social distancing…

Europe wants to be master of its own destiny in producing essential drugs and finding COVID-19 treatments, but it’s got a problem. It relies on the United States for a critical ingredient: blood plasma. As global mistrust deepens, European Union officials are casting around for ways to reduce the bloc’s dependence on American plasma, the liquid component of blood used in a host of drugs and now widely applied in COVID-19 experimental therapies. The coronavirus crisis should push authorities to overhaul Europe’s blood donation system, according to some industry players. The United States’ steadier plasma supplies are partly due to…

Saudi Arabia could drastically limit numbers at the annual Hajj pilgrimage to prevent a further outbreak of coronavirus after cases in the country topped 100,000, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. Some 2.5 million pilgrims visit the holiest sites of Islam in Mecca and Medina for the week-long Hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it. Official data show Hajj and the lesser, year-round umrah pilgrimage earns the kingdom about $12 billion a year. Saudi Arabia asked Muslims in March to put Hajj plans on hold and suspended umrah until further notice. Two sources…

A team of researchers from the Central Public Health Laboratories of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has reached initial results of analyzing the full-genome sequencing of coronavirus (COVID-19). The analysis has been included within the global data of the virus strains of each country in the world to understand how the virus is spread and the difference of its mutation. At which, 49 viral strains have been analyzed for the first diagnosed cases in the Sultanate. The analysis of this full-genome sequencing contributes to study the epidemiological situation and how the disease spreads in…

Saudi Arabia has reported 3,369 new cases and 34 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 105,283. The death toll raised to 712 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 1,707 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 74,524. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases were in the capital Riyadh (746), followed by Jeddah (577) and Mecca (376). Saudi Arabia had surpassed 100,000 cases yesterday with 3,045 cases. https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1269971185921646599?s=20 Also Read: Gulf Air charter flights from Saudi Arabia Bahrain reports highest daily cases of 654 Oman registers 604 new cases, 6…

Bahrain has reported 654 new cases of coronavirus, the highest daily cases ever, among 314 expatriate workers, 299 contacts of active cases, and 41 are travel-related. Meanwhile, 858 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported, the highest recoveries ever reported since the outbreak started. The death toll stands at 26, as no new deaths were reported in the kingdom. The newly registered cases bring the total cases to 15,417 of which 10,326 have recovered making over 66 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,065 active cases. Also, the are 69 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 12 are…

Kuwait has reported a drop of 662 new coronavirus cases, the majority of the cases are from Kuwaitis which is 340, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 32,510, according to the Ministry of Health. 5 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 269. 1,037 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 21,242. Kuwait has done 2,999 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the…