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Bahrain has reported 291 new COVID-19 cases among 196 expatriate workers and 95 contacts of active cases. These new cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 10,740 and there are 4,914 active cases of which 10 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 43 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. MOH also reported 111 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 5,811. Bahrain has so far conducted 308,698 COVID-19 tests for the early detection of the virus. So far Bahrain has reported 15 fatalities. About the COVID-19…

The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China, Reuters reported. The move to quit the Geneva-based body, which the United States formally joined in 1948, comes amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the coronavirus outbreak. The virus first emerged in China’s Wuhan city late last year. Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Trump said Chinese officials “ignored their reporting obligations” to the WHO about the virus – that…

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 32/2020 & 33/2020. Decree 32/2020: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 32/2020 appointing Shaikh Khalifa bin Rashid Al Khalifa as Advisor to His Royal Highness the Premier at the rank of minister. The decree shall be enforced from the date of its issuance and shall be promulgated in the Official Gazette. Decree 33/2020: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 33/2020 appointing Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa as Prime Minister’s Court Undersecretary. The decree shall be enforced by HRH the Premier…

UAE announced 883 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total cases in the country to 33,170, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). MoHAP also announced the death of 2 more people from COVID-19, rising the country’s death toll to 260. 412 new recoveries have been reported in the UAE, bringing the total recoveries to 17,097, according to the health ministry. The new cases were identified after conducting more than 33,000 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, the ministry noted. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to…

Saudi Arabia has reported 1,581 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, raising the total to 81,766, according to the health ministry. The number of new daily cases is showing a downward trend in the past days. Meanwhile, 17 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the Kingdom to 458. Ministry also reported 2,460 recoveries, lowers than yesterday’s 3,531 recoveries, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 57,013. https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1266346211382046722?s=20 Saudi currently has the highest number of cases in the region, however, it is also by far the largest country in…

Oman has reported 811 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total cases in the sultanate to 9,820. Most of the newly admitted cases are from foreigners, which is 496 and the rest 315 from Omanis, according to the Ministry of Health. MOH has not reported any new death from coronavirus, keeping the total death toll in the Sultanate to 40. 219 new recoveries from coronavirus have been reported in the sultanate, increasing the number of recoveries to 2,396. Oman announced it would end its lockdown in the Muscat province starting today, including in the capital. Also Read: Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 300 new…

Bahrain has reports 300 new COVID-19 cases among 183 expatriate workers and 117 contacts of active cases. These new cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 10,352 and there are 4,846 active cases of which 9 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 30 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. MOH also reported 72 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 5,491. Bahrain has so far conducted 302,640 COVID-19 tests for the early detection of the virus. So far Bahrain has reported 15 fatalities. About the COVID-19…

Twitter hid a tweet from President Donald Trump on Friday and accused him of breaking its rules by “glorifying violence”, after he tweeted that looters at protests in Minneapolis would be shot. Twitter’s decision to step in, at a time of racially charged civil unrest in cities across the United States, escalates a feud between Trump and tech companies, Reuters reports. It came just hours after Trump signed an executive order threatening Silicon Valley social media firms with new regulations over free speech. “…These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke…

Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti National Guard Lieut. Gen. Hashem Al-Refaei on Thursday opened a new quarantine centre for the body’s personnel infected with COVID-19. The new facility is part of the National Guard’s efforts to back the efforts of health authorities and to ease out the pressure on hospitals and quarantine buildings, he told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), reporters. The general commended the agency’s personnel for having completed and equipped the new facility in line with relevant health criteria in record time. Also Read: Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 285 new cases, mostly among foreigners  Coronavirus: Kuwait records 845 new cases, 10…

Bahrain has reported 285 new COVID-19 cases among 208 expatriate workers and 77 contacts of active cases. These new cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 9,977 and there are 4,667 active cases of which 9 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 33 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. MOH also reported 143 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 5,295. Bahrain has so far conducted 296,278 COVID-19 tests for the early detection of the virus. So far Bahrain has reported 15 fatalities. About the COVID-19…