DUBAI: Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that it had so far evacuated more than 1,200 citizens, state news agency ONA reported.
The government said they had secured accommodation for those returning from several countries, including Iran, Iraq, Morocco and Jordan.
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Bahrain TV that in the early stages of the spread of coronavirus, the kingdom focused its efforts on evacuating citizens from China.
Sheikha Rana bint Issa Al-Khalifa said the majority of Bahraini citizens in China were students studying abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated with the Ministry of Health and the national team to address the coronavirus crisis to develop a plan and have medical preparations for the wellbeing of those who were returning to the kingdom.
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More than 1,200 Bahraini citizens stranded abroad evacuated
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More than 1,200 Bahraini citizens stranded abroad evacuated
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 12
- Strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent in Khan Younis
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since an October agreement aimed at stopping the fighting.
The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. The casualties included two women and six children from two different families.
The Shifa Hospital said the Gaza City strike took killed a mother, three children and one of their relatives, while the Nasser Hospital said a strike in a tent camp caused a fire to break out, killing seven, including a father, his three children and three grandchildren.
Gaza’s Health Ministry has recorded more than 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since the start of the ceasefire on Oct. 10. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government, maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by UN agencies and independent experts.
Israel’s military did not immediately respond to questions about the strikes.
The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. The casualties included two women and six children from two different families.
The Shifa Hospital said the Gaza City strike took killed a mother, three children and one of their relatives, while the Nasser Hospital said a strike in a tent camp caused a fire to break out, killing seven, including a father, his three children and three grandchildren.
Gaza’s Health Ministry has recorded more than 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since the start of the ceasefire on Oct. 10. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government, maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by UN agencies and independent experts.
Israel’s military did not immediately respond to questions about the strikes.
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