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Britain needs to tighten restrictions in some areas of the country to tackle the rapid spread of a new variant of the coronavirus after case numbers surged in recent weeks, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday. England is currently divided into four different tiers of restrictions, depending on the prevalence of the virus, and Hancock said the rules in some parts of the country in Tier 3 were clearly not working. “There is very worrying data that shows the virus continues to spread,” he told BBC TV. READ MORE: Greek PM to reshuffle cabinet to make it more efficient…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to reshuffle his cabinet on Monday with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the conservative government. His press office said announcements on the new line-up would be made at 12 noon (1000 GMT). READ MORE: UK to allow mixing of COVID-19 vaccines Greece is currently in a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, and the government needs to tackle the fallout of the pandemic, speed up economic reforms and revive growth. Mitsotakis is also likely to want to signal continuity in some key areas such as finance and…

The eighth Lower Criminal Court today issued verdicts against 10 suspects, who failed to implement the mandatory precautionary health measures in force in restaurants and cafés to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Secretariat-General of the Supreme Judicial Council announced. According to the court rulings, the defendants have to pay fines ranging from BD 1,000 to BD 2,000.

The eighth Lower Criminal Court has issued verdicts against four suspects , who failed to implement the mandatory precautionary health measures in force in restaurants and cafés to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Secretariat-General of the Supreme Judicial Council announced. The defendants were punished with fines ranging from BD 1,000 to BD 2,000.

Chief of the Ministries and Public Bodies Prosecution today received two notifications from the Public Health Directorate at the Ministry of Health, reporting violations of a café and a restaurant of the mandatory health measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to the report, the restaurant was not committed to social distancing. It also failed to leave the mandatory two-metre distance between tables, and one of its personnel was neither wearing the face shield, nor wearing the face mask in the right way. As for the café, it was flouting the precautionary measures though using the multi-use…

Experts at India’s drugs regulator have recommended for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other backed by a state-run institute, the government said on Saturday. A government minister said earlier the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine had been given the green light on Friday, paving the way for a huge immunisation campaign in the world’s second most populous country. The government said the final decision on the two vaccines would be made by the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation’s (CDSCO) chief, who has called a news conference on Sunday. The process for the final approval…

Britain will allow people to be given shots of different COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions, despite a lack of evidence about the extent of immunity offered by mixing doses. In a departure from other strategies globally, the government said people could be given a mix-and-match of two COVID-19 shots, for example if the same vaccine dose was out of stock, according to guidelines published on New Year’s Eve. “(If) the same vaccine is not available, or if the first product received is unknown, it is reasonable to offer one dose of the locally available product to complete the schedule,” according…

The National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) has announced the postponement of Bahrain International Garden Show 2021 (BIGS 2021) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting the globe. READ MORE: HM Bahrain King pardons 169 inmates NIAD stressed that all efforts are now directed towards hosting the exhibition in March 2022. The postponement provides an opportunity for businesses to recover from the ramifications of the pandemic and start marketing their goods and services locally and internationally. It will also allow the organizers to ensure the continuity of the growth achieved by this important platform over the years to match the…

Lockdown rules in London and parts of south and eastern England have been tightened due to concerns about a new variant of the coronavirus, as Scotland and Wales took their own measures in response to the new strain. “When the virus changes its method of attack, we have to change our method of defence,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press conference, Deutsche press agency (dpa) reported. The new strain is thought to be spreading rapidly in the region and is said to be 70 per cent more transmissible, the Press Association (AP) reported Johnson as saying. However, there’s no evidence the…

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has successfully achieved recertification for Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015), Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2015), and Occupational Health and Safety Management System (ISO 45001:2018). The new certifications will demonstrate BAC’s ability to provide consistent services that meet customer expectations and fulfill applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, the company said in a statement. “We are pleased for all the efforts which were put in meeting the stringent requirements BAC’s recertification to these global management standards, which have been in place to validate BAC’s commitments and ability to align…