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To implement the directives of the Chief of Public Security Presidency to promote precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus, the Muharraq Governorate Police Directorate has held a multi-language awareness campaign at Amwaj Islands, Diyar Al Muharraq, tourism organisations and beaches. The campaign enhances awareness of foreign communities on the importance to avoid gatherings and safety measures. Bahrain records one more death from COVID-19; death toll at 66 The campaign will continue to back up national efforts against coronavirus. The kingdom has recorded 22,407 cases of COVID-19 and a total of 66 deaths, the least in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation…

European Union countries eager to revive their economies are prepared to bar entry to Americans because the United States has failed to control the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Times reported from Brussels on Tuesday, citing draft lists of acceptable travelers. The United States, which has the most coronavirus cases in the world and is experiencing a surge in new infections, would be in the same category as No.2 hotspot Brazil and Russia, according to the Times, citing the proposal. There was no immediate comment from the White House. “We’re going to be doing more testing, not less,” Dr. Anthony…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 57-year-old male citizen from coronavirus, the total death toll reached 67. It’s the second death recorded on Tuesday. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. Bahrain: School results to be announced electronically, certificates to be emailed The total cases have driven to 22,407 of which 16,419 have recovered, which means that over 73 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,478 active cases. Also, there are 148 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 36 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 485,715…

The school results will be announced electronically, after their official approval, announced Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, Education Minister. He said that the decision not to distribute paper results and certificates, in line with the Education Ministry’s keenness to implement the COVID-19 precautionary measures to combat the novel coronavirus, especially social distancing, as well as its efforts to transform its services into electronic ones. Bahrain International Airport implements new safety measures The results will be available on the educational portal, edunet.bh, for all school levels, adding that the third intermediate and secondary school students will be able to receive their…

China National Biotec Group (CNBG) has won approval to run a large-scale “Phase 3” clinical trial of its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the company said on Tuesday. China is seeking to trial potential vaccines overseas because of a lack of new patients at home. Over a dozen experimental vaccines are being trialled around the world. None of them has yet successfully completed a late-stage “Phase 3” test to determine efficacy in shielding healthy people from the virus, which has killed over 470,000 people around the world. Global coronavirus cases top 9 million as outbreak…

Turkmenistan scolded the United States embassy on Tuesday over a health alert which cast doubt on official reports of zero COVID-19 cases in the country. The Ashgabat government has repeatedly said the desert nation of 6 million is free of the novel coronavirus. It has imposed quarantine for those flying in from abroad, closed land border crossings and curbed travel between provinces. “While there are no official reports of positive COVID-19 cases in Turkmenistan, the U.S. Embassy has received reports of local citizens with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 undergoing COVID-19 testing and being placed in quarantine in infectious diseases hospitals…

Portugal reimposed restrictions in and around the capital Lisbon on Tuesday to check fresh coronavirus outbreaks, prompting fears the summer tourist season will take a major hit. Prime Minister Antonio Costa had said Monday some coronavirus curbs would be reimposed in the Lisbon even if the country of 10 million people has limited casualties to some 1,500 deaths and some 40,000 cases to date. The new measures came after official data showed 9,221 new COVID-19 cases detected, notably in the capital and the wider Lisbon region, between May 21 and June 21. Among new measures being introduced Tuesday in a…

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Robert Redfield, both members of the White House coronavirus task force, said they are committed to increasing — not slowing down — testing for coronavirus. The comments come as President Trump has come under fire for saying that he told staff to slow down testing for the disease to hide the discovery of more cases. While members of his own administration have said the comments were in jest, Trump insisted today he was not kidding. Asked about the state of testing, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he has not been told…

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning along Central America’s Pacific coast and as far south as Ecuador. The epicenter was near Crucecita, in the southeastern state of Oaxaca, but the shock wave was felt as far away as Mexico City, some 700 kilometers (430 miles) distant, where it sent frightened residents rushing into the streets. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake struck with a magnitude of 7.4, at a depth of 23 kilometers. After initially publishing a reading of 7.1, the Mexican Seismological Service revised its figure to 7.5. The…

Cleiton “Predator” Silva is enjoying his stay at the top of BRAVE CF’s Lightweight division and is intent on maintaining his position for years to come. He also welcomes any challenges ahead of him, albeit with a warning – no one is getting close to his title. After Amin Ayoub recently revealed he’s angling for a title fight and showed he uses a picture of Cleiton as motivation for his daily workouts, the champ himself declared Ayoub would never get close to winning BRAVE CF’s Lightweight belt. Amin Ayoub eager for BRAVE CF title shot against Cleiton “Predator” Silva was…