Manama, Mahmood Rafique, Editor: As the total tests across the Kingdom topped two third of a million or 685318 by Tuesday, the Ministry of Health has reported 602 new cases of the COVID-19.
“Out of 9867 COVID-19 tests carried out on 14 July 2020, 602 new cases have been detected among 351 expatriate workers, 234 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 17 are travel related. There were 654 recoveries from the COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 29753. The death tally reaches 111 and the number of active cases and active cases receiving treatment were 4214 and 97 respectively. There were 4163 stable cases as of Tuesday and 51 were critical.
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.
