Bahrain to impose stricter COVID-19 measures for 3 weeks amid surge in new cases

Bahrain to impose stricter COVID-19 measures for 3 weeks amid surge in new cases

MANAMA — Bahrain has decided to impose stricter measures for three weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid a surge in new cases, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Thursday.The move, which will come into force on Feb. 21 (Sunday) and will continue until March 14, was taken by the country's National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) during a meeting on Thursday to review the latest COVID-19 developments in the kingdom.

As part of the efforts to combat the deadly virus, the national taskforce decided to take the following measures:

— All government entities and institutions to allow a maximum of 70 percent of employees to work from home

— Temporary suspension of in-person learning across all nurseries, public and private schools as well as higher education institutes and universities

— Temporary suspension of in-person activities at government rehabilitation centers affiliated with the Ministry of Labour and Social Development

— Temporary suspension of in-person activities at nurseries and private training institutes licensed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development

— Temporary