Manama: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health announced that out of 9801 of the COVID-19 tests carried out on July 5th, 2020, 510 new cases have been detected among 284 were expatriate workers.
There were 223 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 3 are travel related. There were 690 recoveries from the COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 24649. The deaths tally surges to 98 while total tests reaching 602151. The Ministry confirms 4620 active case and 4575 are said to be in a stable condition and 53 active cases receiving treatment. The 45 COVID-19 patients were in critical condition as of Monday morning.
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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.
