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COVID-19 (Bahrain Update)12/03/2020

The Spring of Culture festival has been postponed until further notice. “Given the global outbreak of Covid-19 which is being addressed effectively by Bahrain across all levels, the Spring of Culture festival is postponed until further notice,” organisers Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities said on Instagram today. “While we are very disappointed to share this update, the safety and well-being of citizens, residents and guests is our utmost priority. “Bahrain has already implemented a number of strict precautionary and preventative measures to contain the virus, which have proved extremely successful, and will continue to endeavour to ensure the safety…

Head of the World Health Organisation yesterday commended Bahrain’s efforts to contain the coronavirus. This came when His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, held a telephone call with WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. They reviewed developments regarding the global spread of Covid-19, and also discussed Bahrain’s efforts to contain and prevent its spread, including testing, quarantine, isolation and treatment procedures. The director general commended Bahrain on the precautionary and preventative efforts it has taken, which contribute to safeguarding the health and safety of the kingdom’s citizens…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has temporarily suspended flights to and from Kuwait International Airport effective from midnight of Friday 13 March 2020 until further notice.  Gulf Air highlighted that the remaining flights to and from Kuwait are limited to Kuwaiti citizens and their first degree relatives as well as domestic workers accompanying them; non-Kuwaitis are prohibited from entering Kuwait through Kuwait International Airport on flights arriving on 12 and 13 March. Non-Kuwaiti’s will be able to enter the Kingdom of Bahrain through returning flights from Kuwait until 13 March 2020. All passengers are urged…

Manama: Violating the decisions of the health minister on communicable diseases constitutes a crime under Bahrain’s laws, Hussain Bu Ali, the chief prosecutor of ministries and public entities, has said.”With reference to Law 34 for 2018 on promulgating the Public Health Law that allows the minister to take the appropriate measures to deal with communicable diseases and prevent their spread, and to the minister’s decision that determines such these diseases, and to the procedures for preventing, isolating and treating communicable diseases, including coronavirus, violating the provisions of these decisions constitutes a punishable crime under the law,” the prosecutor said. “Therefore,…

COVID-19 Bahrain status update 0n 12/03/2020

Rome: Italy will close all shops, bars and restaurants, except pharmacies and food stores, as part of further efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. Conte urges Italians not to lose hope, warns that contagion numbers may still go up for a while, and says it will likely take weeks before the outbreak abates, Deutsche press agency (dpa) reported. “All together we will make it,” he said.

Ansar Gallery has postponed their Raffle Draw on February 27 and March 12th due to the current circumstances. The new schedule will be announced on appropriate time by the Ansar Gallery Management.

His Excellency, Mr. Ali bin Muhammad Al Rumaihi, Minister of Information Affairs, received in his office, Captain Mahmoud Youssef Al Mahmoud, Editor in Chief of the Daily Tribune, President of the Arab African Unity Organization for Human Rights, who gave him a copy of his book, “The King of Humanity .. Human Rights in the Kingdom the two seas”. The Minister praised the distinguished efforts of the captain in preparing and issuing this book, and documenting it for the honorable Bahraini record as a model in political and democratic reform and respect for human rights, wishing him continued success.

Govt announces an important travels advisory for all air passengers, travelling to & from India. • All existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN /International Organizations, employment, project visas, stand suspended till 15th April 2020. • This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure. • Visa free travel facility granted to OCI card holders is kept in abeyance till April 15th 2020. • This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure. • Any foreign national who intends to travel to India for compelling…