INDIVIDUALS from as many as 14 nations feature among the active cases of Covid-19 in Bahrain, according to the Health Ministry, writes the GDN’s Raji Unnikrishnan.
Among the 37 expatriates listed on the web page dedicated to the virus are nine Indians, eight Saudis, five Egyptians, three Nepalese, two British and Spanish nationals each and one Thai, Iranian, Iraqi, Greek, Moroccan, Omani, Algerian and Filipino nationals each.
Of these, 18 people have been discharged after completing treatment at the isolation facilities.
Among the 234 Bahrainis on the list, 110 cases are active, 120 have been discharged and four citizens died.
As of 7pm last night, there were 228 active Covid-19 cases in the kingdom, 225 of them in stable condition with three critical.
Four people have died of the virus so far while 337 people have been discharged.
Revealing details on the contact tracing application, the ministry said more than 22 people contracted the virus directly or from a person who attended a ma’atam in Janusan.
The GDN reported last month that a 71-year-old Bahraini man (case 215) tested positive after he came in contact with two individuals who arrived from Iran in February.
After applying the contact tracing method, the ministry said that the 71-year-old man visited Almosawi Eye Centre in Bilad Al Qadeem on March 5, attended a burial in Hoora Cemetery on March 8 and attended condolences in North Janusan Ma’atam on March 9.
Subsequently, a 61-year-old Indian man (case 193), a worker at the clinic, contracted the virus and as many as 22 confirmed positive cases were reported including a toddler and an eight-year-old girl.
One of the four Covid-19 deaths in Bahrain was a 78-year-old man from Janusan, who attended the ma’atam.
Two new cases were reported yesterday.
So far 34,860 individuals have been tested for Covid-19 while more than 450 people have been released from quarantine after testing negative.
Meanwhile, nurses working on the frontline of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 were praised yesterday by top health officials, during a field visit to the Covid-19 treatment and quarantine facilities.
Health Minister Faeqa Al Saleh accompanied by Under-Secretary Dr Waleed Al Manea along with other officials visited the nurses, ahead of World Health Day marked on April 7.
“Nurses are the pillar of our healthcare system and their dedication and devotion with commitment, especially at the time of the spread of the virus, is commendable,” said Ms Al Saleh.
Dr Al Manea also endorsed the outstanding contributions made by nursing staff towards the national efforts in combating Covid-19.
“They have played a pivotal role in limiting the spread of this pandemic,” he said.
The officials visited nurses at the screening and testing facility at Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre in Sanabis and Salmaniya Medical Complex’s Accident and Emergency department.
