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The Lower Criminal Court fined today three defendants BD 1000 each for violating preemptive health procedures to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and prevent its spread. It also fined another defendant BD 1000 for breaking health regulations for commercial outlets. The court also fined two defendants BD 3000 and BD 1000 respectively for violating a ministerial decision on closing commercial outlets. The High Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of two defendants accused of violating home quarantine. The Public Prosecution launched an investigation into notifications from the Public Health Directorate against 23 defendants who violated health regulations to combat coronavirus…

New York City will donate $3 million dollars to assist “mom and pop” restaurants and small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during the city’s daily news conference. The funds will be part of the city’s “Restaurant Revitalization Program” which will provide grants up to $30,000 to 100 selected restaurants. The program will be funded by the mayor’s fund to Advance NYC and One Fair Wage, an organization that fights for fair wages. Workers at the restaurants are eligible for a one-time $500 cash fund, NYC first lady Chirlane McCray said during the news conference. Also Read: Protesters torn down…

Bahrain has announced the death of two male expatriates, a 61-year-old and a 38-year-old. Both were registered active cases of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 34. It’s the third death in one day, the highest daily death toll. The patients were suffering from underlying and chronic health problems. The country has been reporting more deaths in recent days. The Ministry of Health expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families of these individuals at this difficult time The patients, along with all other active COVID-19 cases, had been placed in isolation and received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialised medical team. The total…

UAE has announced 479 cases, and 2 fatalities from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 40,986, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 286. 1,217 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 25,234. This means over 59 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. The new cases were found after conducting more than 45,000 coronavirus tests across the country. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery…

Kuwait has reported a drop of 609 new coronavirus cases, the majority of the cases are from Kuwaitis which is 264, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 34,432, according to the Ministry of Health. 4 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 279. 849 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 24,137. Kuwait has done 2,771 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…

Oman has registered 5 death and 1,067 daily cases of coronavirus, taking the total cases to 19,954. The death toll reached 89 after reporting the new death. Meanwhile, 983 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 6,623. 232 health workers were infected with COVID-19. 2,747 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. The decrease in traffic accidents contributed to the availability of intensive care rooms for patients. The Duqum area will be closed from Saturday until July 3 due to the growing number of infections reported in the place. Also, Lockdown will be lifted from…

A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down along Richmond‘s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night by protesters. The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was toppled shortly before 11 p.m. and was on the ground in the middle of an intersection, news outlets reported. Richmond police were on the scene. About 80 miles away, protesters in Portsmouth beheaded and then pulled down four statues that were part of a Confederate monument on Wednesday, according to media outlets. Efforts to tear one of the statues down began around 8:20 p.m., but the rope they were using…

The arrest of eight Asians involved in various alcohol-selling cases was announced by the Director-General of Capital Governorate Police on Wednesday. He said that investigation into the case led to identifying and arresting the suspects and related items were confiscated. Legal proceedings were taken, and the case was referred to the Public Prosecution. Also Read: KIMS sets up Bahrain’s first private hospital for COVID-19 patients Bahrain’s COVID-19 hotline number 444 received over 445,000 calls Expatriates have the highest R-naught (RO) in Bahrain

Bahrain has reported 468 new cases of coronavirus, among 273 expatriate workers, 176 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 19 are travel related, after conducting 7,776 additional COVID-19 tests. The death toll stands at 32, as 1 new death was reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 378 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 16,667 of which 11,487 have recovered making over 68 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,148 active cases. Also, there are 113 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 14 are in a critical condition. So far…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 72-year-old female Bahraini citizen, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 32. The patient was suffering from underlying and chronic health problems. The country has been reporting more deaths in recent days. The Ministry of Health expresses its heartfelt condolences to the individual’s family at this difficult time. The patient, along with all other active COVID-19 cases, had been placed in isolation and received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialised medical team. The total cases in the country had reached 16,667 of which 11,487 have recovered making over 68 percent of the confirmed…