Bahrain witnesses 15,000 Covid-19 cases in 13 days: Health Ministry

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

More than 15,000 new COVID-19 cases were detected in Bahrain in 13 days from April 20 to May 3 Health Ministry urged people to practice extreme caution in adhering to COVID-19 measures warning that the Kingdom recorded 15,000 cases in just 13 days.

This many cases, the ministry said, were reported from last month 20th to the third of this month.

The main culprit behind these surges is laxity in following preventive measures like social distancing and avoiding direct contact.

The ministry also attributed the surge in new infections to gatherings at home.

Contacts in public places and travel come next. The increase in infections is exerting tremendous pressure on the Kingdom’s medical crew and those working in the front lines, the ministry said.

“They deserve every support through strict adherence to the preventive measures,” the ministry said.

The ministry also called on all to take their COVID-19 jabs to curb the spread of the virus. Separately, the National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus said that 78% of the 1,706 active COVID-19 cases recorded on Friday were not vaccinated.

“The percentage of those unvaccinated cases in intensive care was 94% of 119 cases,” the statement added.

The Taskforce also revealed that all four of the deaths reported yesterday were of persons not vaccinated.