MANAMA: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health has reported 508 new cases on Wednesday and among 317 were expatriate workers.
“Out of 8735 COVID-19 tests carried out on June 24, total 508 new cases have been detected among them 317 were expatriate workers.
The Ministry said among the new tally of the COVID-19 cases 189 are contacts of active cases, and two were travel related. There were 527 recoveries from the COVID19, taking the total recoveries to 17977.
There death tally reached 69 and the number of active cases stood at 5525 among them 5487 stable patients and critical patients were 38. The number of active cases receiving treatment were 162.
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.
