MANAMA: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: Out of total 5671 COVID-19 tests carried out on 16 June 2020, 540 new cases have been detected among 349 are expatriate workers, 187 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 4 are travel related, the Ministry Health on its twitter account said.
There were 599 recoveries from COVID-19, increasing total recoveries to 13866, it added.
The number of active cases were 5640 with critical 27. The official figure of total deaths from the COVID-19 were 47.
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.
