A ‘war room’ to tackle the consequences of the global pandemic on the kingdom was set up as early as January last year, even before the country had registered its first positive case, an international audience heard yesterday.
Bahrain’s success model in tackling the coronavirus was founded on the far-sightedness of the country’s leadership, with the establishment of the National Taskforce for Combating Covid-19, said Prime Minister’s Office Research and Projects Under-Secretary Hamad Al Mahmeed .