THE number of active Covid-19 cases in Bahrain is 172 as of last night, according to the latest statistics.
The Health Ministry said that of the total number, four are in critical condition and the rest are stable.
Meanwhile, the number of patients who recovered and have been discharged from isolation and treatment centres reached 125 last night.
Bahrain registered its first Covid-19 death on Monday.
Health authorities have so far tested 19,098 individuals for the coronavirus.
The ministry also revealed that 31 people were released from quarantine facilities yesterday after testing negative, taking the total number to 245.
Meanwhile, the Information and eGovernment Authority said it will launch a new mobile application soon to raise awareness of active Covid-19 cases.
The ‘BeAware’ app will provide users with the location of active cases and maintain accurate figures from contact tracing data provided by the Health Ministry.
“The app will also identify contact tracing cases and alert individuals in the event they approach an active case or a location where an active case has visited or passed by,” it said in a statement last night.
“Health authorities have stressed that all information provided by the app will be confidential and protected to ensure the privacy of citizens and residents.”
The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) also issued a circular yesterday to suspend all medical education activities including lectures, conferences and workshops effective from tomorrow until further notice.
“This decision has been taken in line with NHRA’s commitment to ensure appropriate precautionary and preventive measures are taken to reduce the possibility of transmission of the Covid-19 virus,” stated the circular.
The NHRA has also issued guidelines under which all healthcare providers caring for Covid-19 patients will undergo tests every seven days at their workplace.
Bahrain’s commitment to contain the spread of the virus was evident yesterday with many mosques closed for the weekly Friday prayers, and there were no mass gatherings in known areas in Manama or elsewhere.
The GDN visited a number of areas where only a handful of worshippers showed up at mosques, many wearing masks.
The streets of Manama, known to be bustling with expats turning up in large numbers for Friday prayers and sermons, were deserted yesterday.
It follows a decision by the Jaffari Waqf (Endowment) Directorate to suspend prayers and other religious activities at mosques until further notice, while the Sunni Waqf Directorate suspended the Friday sermon across mosques, with only the daily five prayers allowed.
Civil servants will start working remotely from tomorrow for a period of two weeks as part of government measures to limit the spread of the virus, while many private sector firms have also enforced the same policy.
All court hearings have also been postponed for a week, starting from tomorrow.
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