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Bahrain tested a total of 23206 until now. There are 183 active cases. These include 180 stable cases and 3 critical cases. 149 people have been discharged. Only 2 death has been reported until now. Read more about the second death – Click Here

The Ministry of Health has announced the death of a 51-year-old female Bahraini national who was suffering from underlying and chronic health problems and was registered as an active case of Coronavirus (COVID-19).The deceased female had returned from Iran via the International COVID-19 Repatriation Programme (ICRP) earlier this month and had not entered the general population. The individual, upon arrival to Bahrain, was placed in isolation and received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialized medical team. The Ministry highlighted that, excluding three cases, all other active COVID-19 cases remain stable and that all patients are receiving treatment from a specialized…

DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette has led Florida police to arrest a man on suspicion of murdering a woman 35 years ago. Daniel Wells, 57, was arrested and charged in Pensacola earlier this week for the murder of Tonya McKinley. Ms. McKinley was found strangled and sexually assaulted on New Year’s Day in 1985, leaving behind a baby son. Her case has gone unsolved, but police say DNA from a public database linked Mr. Wells to her murder in Pensacola. “I didn’t really know if this [arrest] would ever happen,” Ms. McKinley’s sister, Renee, told. “I didn’t really think…

A doctor in France died from coronavirus on Saturday night, the country’s health minister Olivier Véran has announced. The minister added: “This is a first, as far as I know.” Medical professionals in France have been battling a rising number of coronavirus cases. The number currently stands at 12,475, with 450 confirmed deaths. Véran did not give any details about the deceased.

Russia is sending equipment and teams of doctors to Italy, as the nation continues to battle its worsening coronavirus outbreak. The Russian Ministry of Defense said Sunday it had started flying 100 doctors and virologists, along with disinfection equipment, to the country. The first Il-76 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces departed Sunday from Moscow’s Chkalovsky military airfield with Russian military specialists and equipment aboard, the Russian military said in a statement. Nine Il-76 transport aircraft, with military doctors, special vehicles for disinfecting and other medical equipment on board, will land today at the military airport of Pratica di Mare,…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been in meetings with health and security officials on Sunday morning, as Spaniards prepare for a possible extension of their country’s state of emergency. Sanchez is expected to address the nation in a televised speech later on Sunday. It comes with the country’s death toll from the virus accelerating. The country’s health ministry said on Sunday that another 394 had died in just the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed fatalities to 1,720. “There are hard days ahead,” Sanchez said in a televised briefing on Saturday. “We have to get ready from a physiological and…

Ten restaurants were closed for violating directives to restrict their activities to delivering food and take away orders, it has emerged. Details of the closure were announced last night by the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry which stated that the restaurants flouted measures imposed by Bahrain to limit the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19). According to the ministry’s resources and services assistant under-secretary Abdulaziz Al Ashraf, an inspection campaign was launched by the ministry to ensure commercial establishments adhered to the directives, which include limiting restaurant activities to deliveries and take away orders, dedicating the first opening hour in…

A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. A 15-year-old was reported in critical condition and others were injured, news outlets reported. The earthquake measured 5.3 and struck a wide area north of the capital, Zagreb, at 6:23 a.m. (0523 GMT) Sunday. The epicenter was 7 kilometers (4 miles) north of Zagreb at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). Many buildings in Zagreb cracked and walls and rooftops were damaged. Downtown streets were littered with debris. Concrete slabs fell on cars and chimneys landed in front of entrances. Zagreb’s iconic cathedral was also damaged…

Kuwait on Sunday confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 188, said the Health Ministry. The ministry’s spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al Sanad told a media conference included four patients (two Kuwaitis and two Pilipino residents) who were in close contact with persons who had traveled to the UK and one who was in contact with a patient who has recently arrived from Egypt. The sixth case is related to a Kuwaiti citizen who recently arrived from Brazil, he added. Further details about the other cases will be announced later, he said, explaining news…