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Saudi Arabia has recorded 3,334 violations in a single day during the nationwide curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Riyadh tops with 1,845 violations, accompanied by the holy city of Mecca with 281 and the Eastern Province with 277, Sabq reported. The officials said street vendors had been reported doing business in several places. “We confirm that gatherings of all their forms are prohibited,” Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Col. Talal Al Shalhoub, according to SPA. Saudi Arabia so far reported 52,016 coronavirus cases, including 302 fatalities. Violations of the curfew are punishable in the kingdom by a fine of 10,000 Riyals and…

Oman has reported 157 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total cases in the country to 5,186, according to the MOH. The new cases include 81 Omanis and 76 Non-Omanis. Oman also announced the death of a 48-year-old resident, who was infected with coronavirus, bringing the total fatalities in the sultanate to 22, according to ONA. Oman also reported 29 recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the sultanate to 1,465. [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

UAE has announced 796 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total cases to 22,627 and there are 14,482 active cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). MoHAP also reported 603 recoveries from COVID-19, taking the total recoveries in the country to 7,931. MoHAP noted 4 new COVID-19 related deaths, taking the death toll to 214. The new cases were detected after conducting more than 35,735 additional COVID-19 tests among UAE citizens and residents over the past few days. [bkinfobox textcolor=”#000000″ backgroundcolor=”#ffffff” title=”” infobox_align=”aligncenter”] [/bkinfobox]

Bahrain has 92 new COVID-19 cases, of which 76 are among expatriate workers and 13 are contacts of active cases and 3 are travel-related, this takes the total cases in the kingdom to 6,747 and there are 3,973 active cases of which 3 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  MOH also reported 9 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 2,762. Bahrain has so far conducted 230,188 COVID-19 tests for the early detection of the virus. So far Bahrain has reported 12 fatalities due to health complications. About the COVID-19 Deaths…

The World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned on Saturday that there is no proof that one can get infected with COVID-19 by touching surfaces where the virus sticks around, such as door handles and keyboards. Even though it is not proven it is recommended to disinfect objects, according to guidelines issued by the UN agency. A study showed that the virus could survive on the outside of a medical face mask for up to 1 week. WHO also noted that the studies about the ability of the coronavirus to survive should be viewed with some doubt. A study showed that the virus can…

India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has developed an online dashboard to monitor and facilitate the movement of migrant workers and their contact-tracing during the lockdown. “The central government has already allowed the movement of migrant workers by buses and Shramik Special trains to enable them to travel to their native places.” said Mr. Ajay Bhalla, Home Secretary of India. The online dashboard is named National Migrant Information System (NMIS) and is available on the existing NDMA-GIS portal. “It has additional advantages like contact tracing, which may be useful in overall COVID response work.” Mr. Ajay Bhalla said. The states can…

The Khalid Mohammed Abdul Rahim Group has announced its contribution of BD100,000 to the “Feena Khair” campaign. The move aims to support the national efforts to tackle the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister. It is also in line with the directives of HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and Royal Humanitarian Foundation’s Board of Trustees Chairman, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. On this occasion, Mohammed Khalid Abdul Rahim, the group’s Managing…

Seventy parks will reopen in Dubai on Monday, May 18 in the second of a three-phase approach that concludes on May 25, Dubai Municipality confirmed to Gulf News on Saturday. Gulf News sent a request for clarity to Dubai Municipality on Saturday after WAM had reported midweek (on May 12) that parks would reopen in the Emirate. “Dubai Municipality is pondering a three-phase reopening of public parks in the emirate, which were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” read a statement from Dubai Municipality in response. “Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality said that Dubai Municipality has decided…

KHK Boxing is set to delve into the world of professional boxing. KHK Sports’ boxing division has cemented landmark deals for the development of the sport in the region and will now take its brand into the international boxing scene. The move is another milestone for the company, founded by His Highness Shaikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa to aid the development of the sport initially in the Kingdom of Bahrain and now worldwide. His Highness Shaikh Khaled has been the driving force behind several high-profile achievements for sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He has led Team Bahrain to…

The Kuwait Ministry of Health announced 942 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 13,802, while 11 deaths were reported as well, bringing the fatalities’ toll up to 107. In the daily press briefing, Health Ministry spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that 169 patients were in intensive care. All new cases of coronavirus infection are related to contact and are under investigation – 208 cases for Kuwaitis, 251 Indians, 152 Egyptians and 124 Bangladeshis, and the rest of the cases are of other nationalities. Health areas: Farwaniya 331, Ahmadi 239, Hawally 155, Jahra 129,…