BAHRAIN registered a whopping 43 per cent increase in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in the first 18 days of this year compared to the last two weeks of last year, it has been revealed.
The rise in infections was recorded from January 1 to 18, compared to from December 14 to 31 last year, said Health Ministry Under-Secretary and National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (Covid-19) senior member Dr Waleed Al Manea, without providing statistics .