Manama: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health Bahrain has confirmed 462 new COVID-19 cases which include 233 expatriates.
Out of 8141 COVID-19 tests carried out on 27 June 2020, 462 new cases have been detected among 233 expatriate workers, 229 new cases are contacts of active cases. There were 644 recoveries from the COVID-19, increasing total recoveries to 19781, the Ministry of Health says on its official twitter account.
The active cases as of Saturday were 5408 among them 5366 stated to be stable and 42 were critical. There were 78 active cases receiving treatment and death tally from the pandemic surged to 78.
The spike in deaths and number of cases is largely attributable to a deliberate non-compliance of the health and safety guidelines developed and implemented by the authorities.
The non-compliance of precautionary measures issued by the Ministry of Health has enhanced the possibility of spreading of the virus among citizens at an alarming level.
The Ministry of Health stressed that it is the national responsibility of all to follow the precautionary health measures enacted by the government, which include vigilantly following social distancing guidelines, to ensure the mitigation of COVID-19 and the safety of the community.
The Ministry highlighted that recent COVID-19 testing has indicated an increase in cases from contacts of active COVID-19 cases, particularly from family and social gatherings, leaving home for unnecessary reasons, and negligence when complying with the health measures and guidelines issued.
