Manama: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health Bahrain on Monday reported 534 new cases among them were 326 expatriate workers. The Ministry’s official twitter account also reported one death taking the total to 84 fatalities from the COVID-19.
Out of 8609 COVID-19 tests carried out on 29 June 2020, 534 new cases have been detected among 326 expatriate workers, 200 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 8 are travel related. There were 411 recoveries from the COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 20928.
There were 5227 active and stable cases were 5184 while 79 active cases receiving treatment. The number of total tests as of Monday reached 545125.
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.
