The Kingdom of Bahrain has been declared free from Corona Virus disease-for the time being.
The Health Ministry has issued a statement in this regard assuring the public that no cases of Corona Virus have been diagnosed to-date in Bahrain.
It urged people to abide by hygienic precautionary measures, including washing hands, avoiding touching one’s eyes, mouth and nose, sanitary disposal of oral and nasal discharges and other preventive rules.
The Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO) has so far reported forty cases of corona virus which were all been diagnosed at hospitals among people suffering from chronic diseases.
The ministry said that it had undertaken a series of precautionary measures to deal with a potential outbreak of Corona Virus.
It has established contacts with Saudi officials and WHO experts to keep updated on the regional and global incidence of the epidemic disease and ways of containing any potential outbreak.
The Ministry has also issued a circular to all the staff at public and private hospitals including tips on ways of dealing with suspected cases of Corona Virus, collecting samples, stressing the importance of enforcing the WHO rules on preventing contaminations.
The Ministry said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not put curbs on travelling, people’s movement or trade.