A DEDICATED team has been over the past few months ensuring that migrant workers amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic are being provided all the facilities.
This included comfortable beds, mattresses, sheets, pillows and comforters, as well as toiletries and other basic necessities.
The main aim of the team at the Interior Ministry’s store division has been to ensure the health safety of the migrant workers by confirming compliance with precautionary and preventive measures in place to combat the spread of Covid-19.
“Our main weapon in preventing the spread of the coronavirus is social distancing,” central stores division head Lieutenant Colonel Rashid Al Buainain told the ministry’s Al Amn magazine.
“Since the virus was first reported in Bahrain, we have been tasked with providing all support to furnish the temporary camps so that they are comfortable.
“This includes providing comfortable bedding, with mattresses, sheets, pillows and comforters.”
He said the team also ensured the camps were provided with the toiletries and other basic necessities.
“We have a special 30-member team that takes care of all these things and they have been very busy for the last few months,” added Lt Col Al Buainain.
Lt Col Al Buainain
The GDN reported last month that more than 9,000 labourers were relocated from their overcrowded flats in Manama in June and July during the pandemic.
They were either moved to government shelters or alternative locations as part of Covid-19 measures.
Capital Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa said it was found that 69,000 expats were heavily concentrated in five main blocks of Manama (301 to 305) and that number was reduced by 30 per cent.
He also added in 61 days 582 properties were inspected, power supply disconnected to 532 buildings that were found in violation, with electricity being eventually restored to 499 accommodations.
Officials have maintained that the migrant workers, who are being relocated to dedicated government shelters donated by Bahrainis, were free of Covid-19, allowed to move freely, and did not face deportation due to public fears.
Meanwhile, the ministry’s clothing and uniforms section head Captain Mohamed Al Hassan said, anticipating a huge demand for face masks, his team started manufacturing them at their facility.
“We started the process in April after carefully designing them in line with the specifications of medical masks,” he said.
Crafted
The three-layered breathable and reusable masks are meticulously crafted by skilled tailors on modern machines.
“So far, 7,000 masks have been made and distributed through various organisations, including the Community Service Police.”
He said around 4,000 masks have been provided to the ministry’s operations department to be handed over to officials of the Traffic Directorate to be distributed among the people.
Capt Al Hassan said in many cases, face mask violators were provided with the ministry’s masks.
Police last month reported 23,094 violations of people caught not wearing face masks in public places and shops since the order was enforced.
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