‘Confidence due to Ignorance is the biggest risk to community health’ | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

‘Confidence due to Ignorance is the biggest risk to community health’ | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The virus does not rest, and so the Kingdom of Bahrain is intensifying its efforts to prevent its spread.

Ministry of Health Undersecretary Dr Waleed Khalifa Al Manea stressed the importance of continued and full adherence to public health measures to keep the community safe.

Also a member of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dr Al Manea warned that complacency is the biggest risk to community health.

He was speaking during the taskforce's press conference held yesterday at the Crown Prince Centre for Training and Medical Research at the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital.

The Kingdom has witnessed a 43 per cent increase in active cases between 1 and 18 January from the period between 14 and 30 December last year. Significantly, 18 per cent of cases registered during that period