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TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain WORLD 6 Five killed in Myanmar INSTAGRAM Bulls on parade! /newsofbahrain 15 MONDAY Max Verstappen LINKEDIN leaves best for last newsofbahrain MARCH, 2021 210 FILS as he tops the final WHATSAPP ISSUE NO. 8768 day of Formula 3844 4692 1 pre-season FACEBOOK testing at Bahrain /nobmedia International MAIL Circuit | P 12 [email protected] WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com Justin Bieber no longer carries a cell phone 10 CELEBS BUSINESS 5 Slow economic recovery to have long-lasting impact on banks - S&P Shura approves Serbian President ends fruitful raising public Bahrain visit Last update - 9:00 pm debt ceiling 14 March 2021 to BD15 billion he Shura Council yes- Tterday approved a de- cree by law to raise the pub- lic debt ceiling from BD13 Individuals vaccinated billion to BD15 billion. The Financial and Eco- nomic Committee con - firmed in its report that the (First dose) (Second dose) decree-law aims to raise the current borrowing ceiling as one of the financial pro- cedural measures to cope with emergency expendi- tures and launch the finan- cial and economic package. Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic left Bahrain after concluding a visit during It also aims to inject the which he held talks with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on the necessary liquidity into the close relations between the two friendly countries as well as on regional and private sector to limit the neg- international developments. President Vucic was bidden farewell by Foreign ative effects of the pandemic Affairs Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Muharraq Governor on national employment. Salman bin Isa bin Hindi Al Mannai and senior officials. Thumbs up for Bahrain vaccine offer! Let’s fight COVID together! Health authorities reiterate call: Get vaccinated and strictly adhere to all precautionary measures Lt. Col. Manaf Al Qahtani, In- Vaccines reduce fectious Disease Consultant and • Microbiologist at the BDF Hos- the risk of serious pital, said that vaccines reduce complications and the risk of serious complications P2 death, and are effective associated with COVID-19, in- in slowing existing cluding death, and are effective in slowing existing and new var- and new variants iants. BAHRAIN Dr Manaf added that the TDT | Manama Kingdom has authorised five different vaccines, with high TOTAL TESTED ahrain is stepping up its safety and efficacy profiles, to efforts to fight the coro- accelerate immunisation rates 3305543 Bnavirus (COVID-19) while and increase availability, noting cautiously easing restrictions on that comparing efficacy rates ACTIVE CASES certain activities. among vaccines can be mislead- Starting yesterday, the King- The national taskforce members speak during yesterday’s press conference held at the BDF Hospital ing and should not be a basis for 6150 dom relaxed restrictions on decision-making. DEATHS restaurants and cafes, schools, of 25 and above. Bahrain has authorised the mosques and indoor activities Starting yesterday, the Kingdom Dr Al Manea also urged pa- emergency use of Pfizer/BioN- 484 at gyms and swimming pools. relaxed restrictions on restaurants tients to arrive on time for their Tech, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca’s DISCHARGED Restaurants and cafes are now and cafes, schools, mosques and scheduled drive-thru COVID-19 Covishield, Sputnik V and most allowed to resume their indoor indoor activities at gyms and swim- test at Bahrain International Ex- recently the one-shot Johnson 124367 dining services by exercising a ming pools. Restaurants and cafes hibition & Convention Centre & Johnson. NEW CASES cap of 30 people at a time. KNOW WHAT or at the Bahrain International Dr Jameela Al Salman, Con- The new decision also allows are now allowed to resume their Circuit, which is being used as sultant of Infectious and Inter- indoor dining services by exercising 597 students to take in-person class- a temporary COVID-19 testing nal Diseases at Salmaniya Med- CRITICAL es at private and public schools, a cap of 30 people at a time. site for all travel-related testing ical Complex, reaffirmed the institutions for higher educa- scheduled between 8 and 20 importance of taking precau- 58 tions, public and private univer- importance of adhering to pre- was the delivery of 300,000 dos- March. tions, and carefully disclosing all sities, kindergartens, rehabilita- cautionary measures. es of Sinopharm vaccines. The current recovery rate is information relating to contacts tion centres, nurseries, private Health Ministry Undersec- He noted that the Kingdom 94.84% with a 0.37% death rate. to break the chains of infection. 210 fils (includes VAT) training centres and institutes. retary Dr Waleed Khalifa Al remains focussed on reaching Isolation centre capacity stands She urged everyone to regis- During a press conference Manea highlighted the success vulnerable citizens at greatest at 27%, with 1,502 out of 5,569 ter for vaccination by visiting held yesterday, the National in working with manufacturers risk of developing complications beds occupied, and 4,750 asymp- https://healthalert.gov.bh/en/ Taskforce for Combating the to make vaccines available for from COVID-19, including those tomatic cases are under optional including pregnant women and Coronavirus (COVID-19) mem- all citizens and residents free of over 70 and those with under- home self-isolation after meet- breastfeeding mothers who are bers once again stressed the charge, the most recent of which lying conditions or with a BMI ing the requirements to do so. able to be vaccinated safely. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 02 Thumbs up for Bahrain offer! Formula One star drivers and team members agree to get COVID-19 vaccine while in the Kingdom “We will stay one or two days Red Bull Racing’s longer after the race for the sec- • ond vaccination, because health Sergio Perez and as you know is the most impor- McLaren’s Carlos “I think it was a great opportunity tant factor. Sainz Jr, among others, “Me as a team principal, I’m and obviously I’m thankful to government responsible for the health of thankful to the the people, and therefore we for protecting Bahrain government did this vaccination, and I say them against the for offering it to so many, many thanks to Bahrain respiratory disease many people that that they offered us this pos- travel around the sibility. TDT | Manama “In Europe, I don’t know how world and, yeah, I’m long we wait to be vaccinated, happy with it.” especially in Austria and Italy ormula 1 star drivers – CARLOS SAINZ JR and so on. Therefore, we are Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz Tost Perez more than happy.” FSainz Jr, along with other its offer. testing, which concluded yes- Bahrain to offer that to us. I took AlphaTauri’s Tost said that his Other team bosses noted that members of the F1 family, have This is the same for all mem- terday, and the upcoming Gulf it myself.” team plans to remain in Bahrain they had left the choice of get- expressed their appreciation to bers of AlphaTauri, said team Air Bahrain Grand Prix later Sainz commented: “Same as a couple of days after the up - ting vaccinated to each of their the government of Bahrain for principal Franz Tost. this month. Checo, I did take it. I think it was coming race weekend to get the team members. its offer to get vaccinated in the It was announced last month Perez was quoted as saying: a great opportunity and obvious- second dose of their COVD-19 “We decided to leave it up Kingdom. that Bahraini authorities are of- “Yeah, we got offered it, and I ly I’m thankful to the Bahrain vaccine. to the individuals,” said Aston Leading motor racing website fering F1 personnel and team took the decision to take it. For government for offering it to so “All the team members from Martin team principal Otmar motorsport.com reported that members voluntary COVID-19 me, back in Mexico, I don’t know many people that travel around Scuderia AlphaTauri have been Szafnauer. “But like Franz said, Perez and Sainz revealed that vaccinations while they are in when I will be able to get it. So the world and, yeah, I’m happy vaccinated on Tuesday,” Tost said, it was a very kind offer by the they have taken Bahrain up on the Kingdom for pre-season I think [it] was very nice from with it.” according to motorsport.com. Bahrainis.” Indian Naval Ship Arab Parliament condemns EU Talwar to arrive at Mina for ‘irresponsible positions’ Salman Port today he said. able and a flagrant violation It has no legal right “Its aim is to discredit the of all international laws and • Kingdom, especially since the norms, he said. to assess Bahrain resolution ignored all the efforts “The European Parliament’s human rights: Al Ani made by the Kingdom of Bah- focus on criticising human rain and the achievements it has rights in Arab countries without TDT | Cairo accomplished to promote and any legal or political justifica- protect human rights guaran- tions that give it the right to do teed by the constitution, nation- so, and its disregard for human rab Parliament Foreign Af- al legislation and international rights violations that occur in Afairs, Political Affairs and agreements that Bahrain has other countries, including Eu- National Security Committee joined.” ropean countries, reveals the Chairman Dhafer Al Ani has Al Ani Al Ani stressed that Europe- falsehood of the mantras that condemned the resolution is- the human rights situation in an countries are not immune are always preached about its sued by the European Parlia- a country outside its regional from human rights violations, respect for human rights,” he Talwar is one of Indian Navy’s potent warships ment on the situation of human scope, Al Ani said.