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BAHRAIN will ease Covid-19 restrictions and move to the Green Alert Level from Tuesday.
All indoor facilities will return to 100 per cent capacity, and citizens and residents will no longer need to show the Green Shield on BeAware App to enter mosques, shopping malls, restaurants and cafes, government centres, gyms, cinemas and salons.
Masks will no longer be required outdoors, but are compulsory indoors.
The decision to enter the green level, the lowest stage under the Covid-19 Alert Traffic Light System, was approved by the Government Executive Committee.
The Health Ministry said restrictions have been relaxed following the success of the national vaccination campaign and a drop in hospitalisation admissions.
In November, the National Taskforce to Combat the Coronavirus had updated Bahrain’s Covid-19 Alert Level Traffic Light System, which is now based on a rolling average of positive cases in intensive care.
“The Yellow Alert Level was activated as a preventative measure, despite the numbers not requiring it at the time,” said a statement by the Health Ministry last night.
“If the rolling average of positive cases in intensive care is 50 or less for 14 days, it is deemed safe to move to the Green Alert Level.”
The task force added that despite the swift spread of the Omicron variant and the steep rise in active cases worldwide, there has been no significant increase in the number of cases that needed treatment, hospitalisation or intensive care.
Bahrain is well-equipped and prepared to deal with all variants and testing and treatment capacities of all healthcare facilities will be continually maintained, the ministry added.
Playgrounds, entertainment centres, swimming pools, sport halls and conference halls will be open to both vaccinated and unvaccinated and will continue functioning with 100pc capacity.
All houses of worship, including mosques and ma’atams, will also operate at 100pc capacity. Worshippers will not be required to present the Green Shield, announced the Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Ministry.
Meanwhile, task force senior member Dr Jameela Al Salman stressed the importance of getting tested for Covid-19 should symptoms appear.
“Spotting infections as early as possible helps in isolating active cases and decreasing the number of contacts,” she said. “People with symptoms like fever, cough and difficulty breathing should get tested immediately.”
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