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An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions. Video footage posted on social media appeared to show the couple and their guests packed into the hired jet. The state of Tamil Nadu, where the flight was said to have originated, recently imposed tougher restrictions, limiting weddings to 50 guests. https://youtu.be/GOREejWgrdw India’s aviation authority has launched an investigation, reports said. An official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told the Times of India that the SpiceJet staff aboard the flight had been taken…

Airlines re-routed flights to avoid Belarus’s airspace on Tuesday and Belarusian planes faced a possible ban from Europe, as international outrage mounted over Minsk forcing down a jetliner and arresting a dissident journalist on board. Western nations accused Belarus of hijacking and piracy over the interception of the Ryanair plane as it crossed the country on a flight from Greece to Lithuania, and diplomats said France, Ireland and Estonia would raise the incident at a private meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday. “The behaviour of the Belarus regime is outrageous, illegal, and completely unacceptable … we also…

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a clinical trial, the developer said on Tuesday, potentially setting the stage for a second vaccine for school-aged children to be authorized in July. Moderna, whose vaccine is authorized for adults 18 and older, said it will submit the findings of its adolescent study to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulators for emergency use authorization in early June. U.S. regulators took about a month to review a similar study from Pfizer/BioNtech, which was authorized for ages…

The Civil Aviation Affairs on Sunday announced the suspension of entry for travellers arriving from red list countries, namely; India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, on all flights starting Monday, 24 May 2021. Bahraini citizens and residency visa holders are not subject to the suspension but will have to present an approved PCR test certificate conducted no more than 48 hours prior to boarding and undertake another PCR test on arrival and on the tenth day of stay. In addition, citizens and residency visa holders must quarantine for ten days at their residence or at a licensed quarantine facility…

21 people were killed when extremely cold weather struck during an ultramarathon in rugged Gansu province in northwestern China, sparking public outrage on Sunday over the lack of contingency planning. The 100-km (62-mile) race began on Saturday from a scenic area at a bend in the Yellow River known for its sheer cliffs and rock columns. The route would take runners through canyons and hills on an arid plateau at an elevation of over 1,000 metres (3,300 feet). The race kicked off 9 a.m. (0100 GMT) with runners clad in t-shirts and shorts under overcast skies, according to photographs posted…

The Ministry of Health has shut down 5 restaurants for one week for violating the mandatory precautionary measures for combating COVID-19. The Public Health Directorate also took measures aagainst 53 others which were found in breach of the health protocols and mandatory precautionary measures. VIDEO: Dr. Jameela Al Salman clarifies on Black Fungus disease Bahrain remains best place for expats to live and work in the Gulf: Survey The Ministry of Health conducted 190 inpection visits to restaurants and cafes on Friday, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior and the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA). The restaurants which were…

At the press conference held by the National Taskforce for Combating the COVID-19, about the importance of implementing precautionary measures to avoid rising cases. Dr. Jameela Al Salman answered for Starvision News regarding the preventive measures taken to avoid the spread of black fungus. ​Dr. Jameela explained briefly about the Black fungus disease and symptoms. https://youtu.be/c6aI6CfYHNQ National Taskforce head said citizens and nationals to implement the precautionary measures at all stages for their own and their family safety and requested to continue to collaborate and support the campaign by following precautionary measures and avoiding family gatherings. Also mentioned this is…

Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science (CID) on Friday announced that only vaccinated above 18 applicants who completed 14 days after the second dose and recovered individuals can enter its offices after showing the green COVID-19 vaccination certificate in the BeAware Bahrain app. Bahrain remains best place for expats to live and work in the Gulf: Survey NPRA announces new entry measures The rules apply for the CID’s two service centres at the Muharraq Security Complex and the General Directorate of Traffic building. The applicants should book appointments through Skiplino to ensure their safety.

Bahrain remains the best place in the Gulf region for expats to live and work despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest InterNations Expat Insider survey. The 2021 survey, which samples key indices related to things like quality of life and cost of living, ranks Bahrain ahead of Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The InterNations survey showed Bahrain ranked highly across key indicators including quality of medical care, political stability, ease of settling in and job satisfaction. Just over 80 percent of expats in Bahrain are happy with medical care quality, compared with 71 percent globally…

Japan formally approved Moderna and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines on Friday. The decision comes just over two months before the pandemic-postponed Olympics, with growing disquiet in Japan about the country’s comparatively slow vaccine rollout. Nine regions including Tokyo are already under a virus state of emergency, with the measure now being expanded to Okinawa in the south. Until now, only the Pfizer-BioNTech was available in Japan, after being approved in February, and so far just two percent of the country’s 125 million residents are fully vaccinated. In a statement, the health ministry said the two additional formulas had been approved. But…