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Cyber racketeers are duping people by offering to sell blood plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients, advertising it as a miracle cure for coronavirus infection, a senior police official said on Saturday. Plasma therapy is being used on experimental basis to treat serious cases of COVID-19 in India and other countries. Taking advantage of the hype surrounding it, fraudsters are offering to sell plasma (a component of blood) of recovered patients, which is supposed to contain antibodies for the virus, as a “miracle cure” on Dark Net, said Yashasvi Yadav, Special Inspector General of Police, Maharashtra Cyber. “Our team is investigating…

Thailand on Saturday began testing a vaccine against the coronavirus on monkeys after positive trials in mice, an official said. Thailand’s minister of higher education, science, and research and innovation, Suvit Maesincee, said researchers had moved testing of the vaccine to monkeys and hoped to have a “clearer outcome” of its effectiveness by September. “This project is for the human race, not just Thais. The prime minister (Prayuth Chan-ocha) has outlined a policy that we must develop a vaccine and join the world community workforce on this,” Suvit told reporters on Saturday. Thailand announced on Wednesday that it was developing…

Bahrain has reported the death of a 59-year-old male expatriate suffering from underlying and chronic health problems, taking the country’s total fatalities to 13. The dead patient was a registered active case of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ministry of Health expresses its heartfelt condolences to the individual’s family at this difficult time. No new COVID-19 cases were reported, freezing today’s total cases to 360. These registered cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 8,774 and there are 4,299 active cases of which 7 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 28 COVID-19…

Bahrain MOH announced the death of a 59-year-old male expatriate, a registered active case of coronavirus (COVID-19) suffering from underlying and chronic health problems, taking the country’s total deaths to 13. 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. No new COVID-19 cases were reported, freezing today’s total cases to 360. These registered cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 8,774 and there are 4,299 active…

An initiative to support and sustain the health and wellbeing of frontline healthcare workers was launched. Yoga ambassador of Bahrain, Fatima Al-Mansoori revealed basic burnout prevention workout techniques for healthcare workers during the pandemic as they are facing vast challenges in their line of work. https://www.facebook.com/starvisionnews/videos/548286689214395/ “The physical and emotional burdens and strain that they are facing in times of crisis should not be left unaddressed. The sustainable Humanitarian Development content is designed with practical tools to reduce stress and improve resilience and well-being, therefore, prevent burnout” emphasized Fatima Al Mansoori. This is the first time that yoga has been…

Bahrain Coast Guard Commander announced on Saturday the arrest of two fishermen for violating the shrimp catching ban. He said that patrols spotted and followed a boat heading to Al Malkiya beach. Meanwhile, the land patrol caught a vehicle at the same beach, in which the driver was arrested and eight boxes of shrimps seized. The maritime patrols confiscated the boat and illegal trawling nets and arrested its captain while trying to escape. Legal proceedings were taken, and the case was referred to the Public Prosecution. Also Read: Bahrain reports 750 violations reported for not wearing masks No Curfew needed…

750 violations related to not wearing masks at public places were reported in Bahrain. Director-General of Muharraq Governorate Police announced on Saturday the registration of 750 violations related to not wearing masks at public places. Meanwhile, the department takes legal proceedings to promote social distancing and banning gatherings of more than five persons in public places. He called upon citizens and residents to stay at home and leave only for necessary activities to support national efforts against coronavirus. Also Read: No Curfew needed in Bahrain Operations can resume with guidelines in place in Bahrain Bahrain uses robots on trial-basis to…

Saudi Arabia saw a steep increase in the daily number of coronavirus cases with 2,442 new infections reported during the past 24 hours, raising the total to 70,161, according to the health ministry. There were 2,233 recoveries on Thursday, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 41,236, according to the MOH. Meanwhile, 15 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the Kingdom to 379. Riyadh topped the list of new cases with 794 infections, followed by Makkah (466), Jeddah (444), Madinah (273), Dammam (79) and Al Jubail (77). The ministry…

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez announced that La Liga can resume from June 8th. The league’s president Javier Tebas said he had hoped Spain’s top flight would restart on 12 June, although La Liga is yet to confirm a restart date. La Liga players started training in groups of no more than 10 at the start of the week. “Spain has done what it should and now new horizons are opening for everyone. The time has come to bring back many day-to-day activities,” said Sanchez. “From 8 June, La Liga will be back. “Spanish football has a huge following but it will not…

Hana Kimura, a professional Japanese wrestler who appeared in the latest series of Netflix’s reality show Terrace House, has died at the age of 22. Stardom Wrestling, Kimura’s organisation, confirmed the news and asked fans to be respectful. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Shortly before she died, she issued a series of troubling social media posts implying she had been cyber-bullied. The most recent update on her Instagram story on Friday featured a photo of her with her cat, with a caption that read “goodbye”. A winner of Stardom’s 2019 Fighting Spirit Award, Kimura was one of…