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A global campaign to fund the development of vaccines and therapies against COVID-19 has so far raised 9.5 billion euros ($10.4 billion), the head of the European Commission said on Tuesday. “Great result, reaching 1st milestone of GlobalResponse pledging marathon led by EU Commission,” Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter. The pledging campaign, which the United States shunned, raised $8 billion from global leaders and other institutions on May 4, when it was launched. Also Read: Bahrain: 3 medical robots to assist frontline health workers Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 52 new cases, 163 recoveries Latam Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

South American carrier Latam Airlines says it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it grapples with the sharp downturn in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. The Santiago, Chile-based airline said Tuesday that it and some of its affiliated companies launched the reorganization effort in the United States. The carrier aims to continue operating and hopes to reduce its debt and find new financing sources through the bankruptcy process, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Passenger and cargo flights will continue to operate, and employees will still be paid, it said. The bankruptcy filing includes parent company Latam Airlines…

Bahrain has started using three medical robots in medical isolation wards in hospitals and isolation centers. Its experiment was launched at the Ibrahim Khalil Kanoo Health Center for isolation. The first robot can be used to transport medicines and food and through a thermal camera can send a picture with temperature to the control center, while the second robot sterilizes isolation rooms and facilities of the medical center. The third robot is used to transport medical supplies and is characterized by ease of movement and carrying heavy weights. Its the first time in the history of the Bahrain health sector, robots are used to…

The second repatriation flight from Bahrain to Kozhikode, as a part of the Vande Bharat Mission, to evacuate Indian residents in foreign countries has flown from Bahrain International Airport. It is the fifth flight to Kerala from Bahrain. The Air India Express flight flew with 179 passengers, including 2 infants, 21 pregnant ladies on board. https://www.facebook.com/starvisionnews/videos/341361440175690/ Also Read: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia announces 1,931 new cases, 12 deaths Coronavirus: UAE reports 779 new cases, 5 deaths Coronavirus: Qatar announces 1,742 new cases, 2 deaths Coronavirus: Oman reports 348 new cases Coronavirus: Kuwait records 608 new cases, 7 deaths Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 52…

Saudi Arabia has reported 1,931 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, raising the total to 76,726, according to the health ministry. The number of new daily cases has since been decreasing day by day. Meanwhile, 12 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the Kingdom to 411. Ministry also reported 2,782 recoveries on Monday, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 48,450. Riyadh tops the list of new cases with 789 infections, followed by Jeddah (327), Hufof (166), Dammam (143), Makkah (120) and Buraidah (97). Saudi currently has…

Starting tomorrow (May 27), malls in Dubai can operate at 70 percent of their capacity, according to a Dubai Economy circular seen by Khaleej Times. Until today (May 26), they are allowed to operate at 30 percent capacity. According to the document, malls can remain open between 6 am and 10 pm. Hygiene protocols include mandatory face masks for everyone, mandatory 2-metre social distancing for patrons and a rigourous sterilisation routine by the operators and mall tenants. High-risk individuals are not permitted to enter the mall. Only 30 percent of the mall parking will remain closed. Also Read: Kuwaiti livestock…

A Kuwaiti livestock ship was being held off Australia’s west coast after six crew members tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said on Tuesday, heightening concerns over how arrivals by sea are handled, according to Arab News. The Al Kuwait left the Middle East on May 7 and docked near the city of Perth on May 22 after telling the Australian immigration and agriculture authorities that some crew members had raised temperatures, Western Australia state premier Mark McGowan said. Six crew later tested positive for the new coronavirus and were taken to hotels on land for quarantine while the state police…

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has confirmed 779 new coronavirus cases, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday. The new cases were detected after conducting over 28,000 new tests, increasing the total number of infected people in the country to 31,086. The authority has also reported five more fatalities, bringing the death toll to 253. There were also 325 further recoveries, bumping the total number of patients to recover to 15,982. Meanwhile the Emirate of Dubai – which has a massive expat population and is popular with tourists – has announced an additional easing of coronavirus regulations to…

Oman has reported 348 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total cases in the sultanate to 8,118. Most of the newly admitted cases are from foreigners, which is 177 and the rest 171 from Omanis, according to the Ministry of Health. The sultanate has been the least badly affected Arab Gulf state, but cases have begun to rise more steeply in the past week. MOH has not reported any new death from coronavirus, keeping the total death toll in the Sultanate to 37. 134 new recoveries from coronavirus have been reported in the sultanate, increasing the number of recoveries to…

Kuwait has reported 608 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 22,575, according to the Ministry of Health. 7 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 172. 685 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 7,306. Kuwait has done 2,395 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry spokesman. So far, Kuwait has conducted more than 276,207 coronavirus tests. Also…