E-wristbands to monitor patients
Saudi Arabia reports 12 deaths and 2,532 new infections
Saudi Arabia is preparing to use electronic wristbands to monitor patients as it seeks to facilitate home quarantine instead of isolation in quarantine facilities.
The kingdom reported 12 deaths and 2,532 new infections yesterday, taking total cases to 65,077 and the death toll to 351.
The health ministry also reported 2,562 recoveries, taking the total to 36,040. There are 281 cases in intensive care.
Saudi Arabia also plans to use the Tawakkalna app to provide real time data on infections and other related information.
Meanwhile, eighteen people were arrested in Makkah for violating curfew, Okaz daily reported.
The violators had gathered in groups in a neighbourhood and shared the pictures on social media.
No Eid curfew in Bahrain
Bahrain, which reported 147 more recoveries yesterday, taking the total to 3,715, does not plan to impose a complete or partial curfew during the Eid Al Fitr holiday. “No curfew will be imposed ... Shops will continue operating while observing guidelines,” Akhbar Al Khaleej quoted a highlevel source as saying.
Bahrain also reported 151 new cases, taking the total to 8,039.
Five deaths in Kuwait
Kuwait reported 1,041 new cases and five deaths, taking total infections to 18,609 and the death toll to 129. Health ministry spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al Sanad said 181 patients are in intensive care.
Oman reported 327 new cases, taking total infections to 6,370. The death toll remains at 30 after three more deaths on Wednesday. Oman has banned gatherings during the Eid Al Fitr holiday.
Lebanon cases spike
Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported 63 new cases yesterday, the largest single-day increase since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Lebanon has seen an increase in cases in recent weeks after it began easing lockdown measures. Many of the new cases are the result of Lebanese expatriates returning home, Information Minister Manal Abdul Samad.