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Malls, shopping centers, cinemas and salons will be closed with limited services open for delivery, starting from 27th May 12 AM. Hypermarkets, supermarkets, cold stores, groceries, fish shops, bakery, gas stations, private hospital and ATMs are exempted from the above restrictions. Indoor gyms, beaches, swimming pools to be closed in Bahrain

Bahrain has announced the closure of indoor gyms, beaches, swimming pools, sports halls and schools to tackle the recent spike in Covid-19 cases. The decisions will be implemented from midnight 27th May to 10th June 2021. Shopping malls, salons, cinemas to be closed from tomorrow in Bahrain • Government entities and institutions to allow a maximum of 70% of employees to work from home • Closure of gyms, sports halls, and swimming pools, beaches and schools.

100% Effective in Teens: Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective in teens (VIDEO) 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. Most children with COVID-19 develop…

Health Minister Faeqa bint Said Al Saleh stressed the importance of enhancing world readiness to respond to pandemics to ensure all people’s safety. The minister was addressing a discussion session themed “Ending this epidemic and preventing the following: Building a healthier, safer and equitable world together”. This was part of the 74th General Assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO), being held in Geneva, Switzerland, remotely via videoconference. She stressed the necessity of harnessing all efforts to protect the health system especially from the consequences of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). She expressed the hope that the world will be able…

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…