Home Covid-19 Bahrain extends Covid-19 precautionary measures until June 25 The work-from-home policy to cover 70 per cent of government employees remains in effect by Zainab Mansoor June 9, 2021 Bahrain has extended its Covid-19 precautionary measures until June 25, 2021. The National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), has extended the safety measures to continue the downward trend in the number of Covid-19 cases. National Medical Taskforce: To maintain the downward trend in daily cases, precautionary measures are to be extended to 25 June 2021.#VACCINATEANDSTAYSAFE#TeamBahrain pic.twitter.com/9CF2HAPr1Q — وزارة الصحة | مملكة البحرين ?? (@MOH_Bahrain) June 8, 2021 Under the directive, in-person activities are restricted for shopping malls and commercial shops, restaurants and cafes (limited to delivery and takeaway); gyms and sport halls; swimming pools and recreational centres, cinemas, events and conferences; attendance of sporting events; salons, barbershops and beauty parlours; social gatherings at homes; schools and higher educational institutions, kindergartens, rehabilitation centers, nurseries and training centres, with the exception of attendance for international examinations. The work-from-home policy to cover 70 per cent of government employees and current travel procedures to the kingdom remain in effect. Meanwhile, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and grocery stores; bakeries; fuel and gas filling stations; private health clinics (with the exception of some health services for which a circular is issued by the National Authority for Regulating Health Professions and Services); banks and currency exchange services; administrative offices of institutions and companies, whose activities are not directly customer facing; import and export distributors; automobile repair shops; businesses operating in the process, construction and maintenance sectors; factories; companies within the telecom sector; and pharmacies can resume work without restrictions. The kingdom’s health ministry confirmed that out of 12,535 Covid-19 tests carried out on June 8, 1,279 new cases have been detected. Out of 12535 COVID-19 tests carried out on 8 June 2021, 1279 new cases have been detected among 551 expatriate workers, 727 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 1 travel related. There were 2367 recoveries from #COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 233480 pic.twitter.com/lWtmewv3ho — وزارة الصحة | مملكة البحرين ?? (@MOH_Bahrain) June 8, 2021 Tags Bahrain Covid-19 restrictions 0 Comments You might also like Bahrain’s new domestic minimum top-up tax: What it means for multinationals BNP Paribas to scrap Bahrain as Middle East HQ and cut jobs Saudi Ma’aden to buy nearly 21% stake in Bahrain’s Alba for $1bn Bahrain to impose 15% minimum tax on large multinationals