Measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 highlighted

Measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 highlighted

The National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19) held a press conference at the Crown Prince Centre for Training and Medical Research at the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, to highlight measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The Taskforce began by outlining the decision to move to the yellow Alert Level of the COVID-19 Alert level Traffic Light System, from Sunday 1 August 2021. The Yellow Alert Level will be the lowest level able to be reached by the Kingdom of Bahrain, until at least 80% of individuals aged 40 and above who have had two doses of the Sinopharm vaccine have received a booster shot. The move aims to safeguard public health amidst the global spread of the highly infectious Delta variant and was approved by the Government Executive Committee. Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health and member of the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), stated that the Alert Levels to be adopted, during this phase, will range between red, orange and yellow only, until at least 80% of individuals aged 40 and above have received a booster shot. He added that after ensuring 80% of those eligible, who are 40