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Bahrain has announced the death of a 71-year-old expatriate, a registered active case of coronavirus, taking the country’s total deaths to 31. 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 total cases in the country had reached 16,200 of which 11,109 have recovered making over 68 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,060 active cases. Also, there are 79 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 12 are in…

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he will be questioned by prosecutors on Friday over the way the coronavirus outbreak was handled in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, one of the areas most badly affected by the epidemic. “I am not at all worried,” Conte told reporters outside the prime minister’s office in Rome. “We will speak on Friday and I will pass on all the facts I am aware of,” he said, adding that he was not under investigation himself. The prosecutors are looking into why badly hit areas around Bergamo were not closed down early in the outbreak,…

India’s fuel demand nearly doubled in May from the previous month as the country eased coronavirus-led restrictions, Oil Ministry data showed on Wednesday, signalling a slow revival of economic activity. Fuel consumption, a proxy for oil demand in Asia’s third-biggest economy, totalled 14.65 million tonnes in May, 47.4% higher than in April but still 23.3% lower than a year earlier, the data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the ministry showed. Local sales of refined products in the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer had fallen to their lowest since 2007 in April as the nation imposed…

UAE has announced 603 cases, and 1 fatality from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 40,507, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 284. 1,277 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 24,017. This means over 57 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. The new cases were found after conducting more than 47,000 coronavirus tests across the country. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery…

There can be 4 categories of contact of coronavirus from an active case, explained Lt. Col. Dr. Manaf Al Qahtani, Member of the National Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19). The 4 categories are: Household: People who got infected due to using the households of the confirmed case or the suspected case which turns out to be an active case. Closed Environment: People who got infected with COVID-19 in closed environments like classrooms, meeting rooms, waiting room in hospitals. Health centres or labs: People who get infected with COVID-19 in health centres and health labs. Physical contact: People who had physical contact with the infected…

Bahrain’s COVID-19 hotline number 444 has received over 85,000 calls during this week and 445,773 calls since the establishment of the centre. “The health of everyone is the top priority for Bahrain,” said Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health. “It is necessary to warn the importance of not being reckless and negligent in committing to precautionary measures and preventive measures in a manner that contributes to limiting the spread of the virus, because recklessness leads to spread and commitment leads to recession, committed to a responsibility to preserve the health and safety of everyone,” he added.…

The Laboratory tests conducted every day have revealed a rise in the number of contacts of active cases in Bahrain. “The R-naught (RO) has shown the average number of people who are likely to get the virus from an active case. According to the RO of the citizens and expatriates as of the 13th May up to the 9th June, Bahrain currently has the RO of around 1.52,” said Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health. “In terms of the residents, the RO is 1.83 and for the citizens, the RO is 1.35,” he highlighted. Also Read:…

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 30. 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 total cases in the country had reached 16,200 of which 11,109 have recovered making over 68 percent of the confirmed cases to recover from the virus. Currently, there are 5,061 active cases. Also, there are 79 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 14…

Emirates laid off more pilots and cabin crew on Wednesday in the second day of redundancies at one of the world’s biggest long-haul airlines, three company sources said. An Emirates spokeswoman declined to comment beyond the airline’s statement on Tuesday that said some employees had been laid off. No further details were provided. The Dubai-based carrier laid off hundreds of pilots and cabin crew on Tuesday in a bid to stave off a cash crunch caused by the coronavirus pandemic, sources told Reuters. More redundancies were expected this week, including both Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 pilots, the sources said on…

Oman has registered 1 death and 689 daily cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from foreigners by 355 and the rest 334 from citizens, taking the total cases to 18,887. The death toll reached 84 after reporting the new death. Meanwhile, 177 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 4,329. Currently, 85 patients are in intensive care, and a total of 293 are being treated in health care facilities. 2,658 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. Also Read: Omani researchers analyse COVID-19 gene sequencing Bahrain reports 469 new cases, after conducting over…