DUBAI: The Bahraini government has extended restrictions aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus, state news agency BNA reported.
The executive committee ordered the extension of the closure of cinemas, gyms, swimming pools and fitness studios, shisha cafes from April 9 until April 23 – while restaurants and cafes will continue to be limited to providing takeaway and delivery services for the same time period.
“All non-essential medical services offered by private health clinics will remain suspended,” the committee said in a statement. Only elderly people and pregnant women will be allowed to enter grocery stores in the first hour of their openings, it added.
Public gatherings continue to be restricted to five people or less, while all people are required to wear a face mask the committee added.
Meanwhile, staff overcrowding in all businesses should be prevented in all working areas including retail stores to ensure enough social distancing is maintained at all times, the statement added.
And stores must also continue to be sterilized and strictly enforced queues with adequate space between customers must be arranged.
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Bahrain extends coronavirus control restrictions for another 2 weeks
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Bahrain extends coronavirus control restrictions for another 2 weeks
- The executive committee ordered the extension of the closure of cinemas, gyms, swimming pools and fitness studios, shisha cafes from April 9 until April 23
- Public gatherings continue to be restricted to five people or less, while all people are required to wear a face mask
Kremlin: Room for negotiation on Iran ‘not exhausted’
- Spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for all sides to show restraint and refrain from force
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday there was still room for negotiations in the standoff between ally Tehran and Washington, after US President Donald Trump threatened new military strikes on Iran.
The US has not ruled out using force against Iran, with rights groups saying Tehran’s crackdown on protests left thousands dead.
“It is clear that the potential for negotiations is not exhausted,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, including from AFP.
He called for “all sides to show restraint and refrain from methods of force,” saying: “Any use of force can only create chaos in the region and lead to very dangerous consequences.”
Trump warned that the US was “ready, willing and able” to hit Iran “if necessary.”
The Islamic Republic’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said its forces have their “fingers on the trigger” to “powerfully respond” to any US strikes.
Iran emerged as one of Russia’s main allies during the war in Ukraine.
Independent groups said Iranian security forces have killed thousands while suppressing mass protests against Tehran’s regime.
The US has not ruled out using force against Iran, with rights groups saying Tehran’s crackdown on protests left thousands dead.
“It is clear that the potential for negotiations is not exhausted,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, including from AFP.
He called for “all sides to show restraint and refrain from methods of force,” saying: “Any use of force can only create chaos in the region and lead to very dangerous consequences.”
Trump warned that the US was “ready, willing and able” to hit Iran “if necessary.”
The Islamic Republic’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said its forces have their “fingers on the trigger” to “powerfully respond” to any US strikes.
Iran emerged as one of Russia’s main allies during the war in Ukraine.
Independent groups said Iranian security forces have killed thousands while suppressing mass protests against Tehran’s regime.
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