Bahrain relaxes additional COVID-19 measures from Sunday
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Bahrain will relax coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on the Kingdom’s restaurants and cafes, schools, mosques and indoor activities starting this Sunday.
The new decision comes as the additional COVID-19 measures imposed earlier to curb the outbreak will expire on March 14.
After which, restaurants and cafes can restore their internal service by exercising a cap of 30 people at a time.
However, until this Sunday, dining at restaurants and cafes is limited to outdoor seating.
Indoor gyms and swimmings pools are closed during this period.
The National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus said, starting Sunday, they are also relaxing the restrictions to allow indoor activities at gyms and swimming pools.
In-person classes The changes will also allow students to take in-person classes at private and public schools, institutions for higher educations, public and private universities, kindergartens licenced by the Ministry of Education, rehabilitation centres affiliated with the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, nurseries, private training centres and institutes licensed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development.
However, the authorities said in-person learning is optional, and they are leaving this decision for parents and students to make.
Students can choose to receive remote education instead of in-person classes.
As per earlier norms, government agencies must allow up to 70 per cent of their employees to work from home.
30 is the limit Lieutenant-General Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, and the head of the Taskforce, also ordered to continue exercising the 30 person limit for social events, gatherings both indoors and outdoors would continue until further notice.
Mosques in the Kingdom will welcome people for prayers starting today, except for Friday prayers, the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments said.
The suspension of the Friday prayers will continue until further notice.
Congregational and Friday prayers were suspended in Bahrain on March 28 to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Fajr prayers were allowed back in mosques on August 28, Dhuhr on November 1 and Asr on December 6.
The decision follows consultations with the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, the National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVD-19) and the Sunni and Jaafari endowments authorities.
However, mosques will not reopen the women’s section and remain closed to children, the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
The ministry also advises all to adhere strictly to COVID-19 safety measures.
Bahrain suspended prayers and religious events at mosques on February 11 following a spike in infections.
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