Measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 highlighted

Measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 highlighted

The National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) today held a press conference at the Crown Prince Centre for Training and Medical Research at the Bahrain Defense Force Hospital.



Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health and member of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19), began by expressing his appreciation to HM the King for his continuous support to first responders from across all sectors.



Dr. Al Manea noted that the Kingdom continues to tackle the pandemic as well as an infodemic of misinformation to curb the spread of the virus and reduce fear and anxiety, increase awareness and ensure service excellence in the health industry.



Dr. Al Manea noted that Bahrain has implemented innovative solutions to tackle challenges arising from the spread of the virus with the introduction of a telemedicine services, launched by the Ministry of Health, which provide medical consultations and allow for prescriptions to be renewed remotely, among other services.



Dr. Al Manea went on to provide statistics on registered cases within the Kingdom, outlining that the percentage of those recovering has reached 89.65% of registered cases, with a death rate of 0.34% of