Bahrain Could Host Two F1 Races in 2020
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It is claimed that based on In a posting on Twitter, a draft provisional calendar of Trump underscored that His Majesty the King the revised 2020 Formula 1 sea- no final decision had been son, a pair of Bahrain Grands made and that US funding His Majesty King Hamad presents Eid Prix could be held on back-to- Provisional 2020 Formula 1 for the global health agency back weekends in Sakhir – with calendar (according to Autosport): remained frozen. gifts to RHF-sponsored families the first between November 27 and 29 and the next between • July 3 to 5 Austrian GP; TDT | Manama December 4 and 6. • July 10 to 12 Red Bull Ring II; It would be the first time • July 24 to 26 British GP/Hockenheim; Iran news agency such a Formula 1 double-header • July 31 to August 2 Silverstone II/Hockenheim II; ith lockdown re- would be held in Bahrain. • August 7 to 9 Hungarian GP; warns US maining in place The royal gesture These dates are not con- • August 21 to 23 Spanish GP; Reuters | Dubai Wfor many countries will bring the joy firmed and are subject to ap- • August 28 to 30 Belgian GP; around the world, this year’s of Eid Al-Fitr to proval by Formula 1 and race • September 4 to 6 Italian GP; n Iranian news agen- celebration for the end of Ram- the lives of RHF organisers. • September 18 to 20 Azerbaijan GP; Acy close to the elite adan is expected to be a muted This year’s Bahrain Grand • September 25 to 27 Russian GP; Revolutionary Guards said affair. beneficiaries Prix was originally scheduled • October 2 to 4 Chinese GP; yesterday there would be However, amidst all the dif- to take place between March 19 • October 9 to 11 Japanese GP; repercussions if the Unit- ficulties, in Bahrain, His Maj- DR MUSTAFA AL-SAYED AL-AMEEN and 22 as the second round of • October 23 to 25 US GP; ed States acted “just like esty King Hamad bin Isa Al RHF’S SECRETARY-GENERAL the season, but the 2020 cham- • October 30 to November 1 Mexican GP; pirates” against an Iranian Khalifa is making sure to bring pionship has been put on hold • November 6 to 8 Brazilian GP; fuel shipment to Venezuela. some joy into the lives of the due to the coronavirus (COV- • November 20 to 22 Vietnam GP; A senior official in Pres- people here. ID-19) pandemic. • November 27 to 29 Bahrain II; ident Donald Trump’s ad- To mark the occasion, HM According to the Autosport • December 4 to 6 Bahrain GP; ministration said on Thurs- the King has ordered to dis- The annual royal gesture, report, the proposed Bahrain • December 11 to 13 Abu Dhabi GP. day the United States was tribute Eid Al-Fitr gifts to wid- he said, is in line with HM the races would mark the 17th and considering measures it ows and orphans here, who are King’s interest in RHF-spon- 18th rounds of the revamped Prix between July 24 and 26 November; and then Bahrain’s could take in response to registered with the Royal Hu- sored families. 19-event championship, which and then between July 31 and second race and the Abu Dhabi Iran’s shipment of fuel to manitarian Foundation (RHF). The RHF Secretary-General would end in Abu Dhabi a week August 2. season-finale in December. crisis-stricken Venezuela. This gesture, Dr Mustafa Al- extended congratulations to following the Kingdom’s sec- The Austrian races, mean- The Autosport report noted The oil sectors of Iran Sayed Al-Ameen, RHF’s Secre- HM the King and HH Shaikh ond race. while, could be the sea- that the 19-round provisional and Venezuela, members tary-General, said, will bring Nasser on Eid Al-Fitr. Should this version of the son-openers in early July, calendar “appears to be For- of OPEC, are both under the joy of Eid Al-Fitr to the HM, the King directed the calendar be approved, Bahrain according to the provisional mula 1’s current ideal scenar- US sanctions. The Trump lives of RHF beneficiaries. RHF, led by HM the King’s Rep- could be one of three hosts of calendar. io,” but it is also possible that administration official de- The desire to share with resentative for Humanitarian two Grands Prix in 2020. The Following Austria and Great the season features just 15 to clined to specify the meas- them the joy will “have a Work and Youth Affairs, Na- others are Austria and Great Britain, the season could then 18 races. ures being weighed but said positive impact on the bene- tional Security Advisor and Britain. race in Hungary, Spain and Meanwhile, also taking place options would be presented ficiaries,” said Dr Al Ameen RHF’s Board of Trustees Chair- The two British races were Belgium in August; Italy, Azer- in Bahrain during its second to Trump. adding, “HM the King is keen man, HH Shaikh Nasser bin confirmed on Friday by Stuart baijan and Russia in Septem- Formula 1 weekend could be on providing all kinds of care Hamad Al Khalifa, to oversee Pringle, managing director of ber; China, Japan and the US in rounds of the FIA Formula 2 to the citizens under various the distribution of the royal Silverstone Circuit, which is October; Mexico, Brazil, Viet- Championship and FIA Formula circumstances.” gifts to all beneficiaries. expected to host their Grands nam and Bahrain’s first race in 3 Championship. Don’t kiss pets DON’T MISS IT Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test Associated Press Last month, two domestic cats Guidelines from in different parts of New York KHK Heroes ats can spread the new the US Centers for state tested positive for the coro- backs Batelco coronavirus to other cats navirus after mild respiratory without any of them ever Disease Control and illnesses. They were thought to 03 Child Welfare C Prevention say that having symptoms, a lab experi- have picked it up from people in Home with meals ment suggests. based on the limited their homes or neighborhoods. Scientists who led the work information available Some tigers and lions at the Bahrain’s say it shows the need for more so far, the risk of pets Bronx Zoo also have tested pos- COVID-19 toll research into whether the virus spreading coronavirus itive for the virus, as have a small can spread from people to cats to people “is consid- number of other animals around 02 touches 12 in last to people again. the world. 48 hours Health experts have down- ered to be low” Those cases and the new lab played that possibility. The experiment show “there is a India to open American Veterinary Medical public health need to recognize Association said in a new state- Representative picture (Courtesy of ET) and further investigate the po- up space ment that just because an animal tential chain of human-cat-hu- 04 exploration to can be deliberately infected in a the chances of picking up any Federal grants paid for the work. None of the six cats ever man transmission,” the authors private cos lab “does not mean that it will virus an animal might shed, he Researchers took coronavi- showed any symptoms. wrote. easily be infected with that same said. rus from a human patient and “There was no sneezing, no Guidelines from the US 210 fils (includes VAT) virus under natural conditions.” He and colleagues at the Uni- infected three cats with it. Each coughing, they never had a high Centers for Disease Control and Anyone concerned about that versity of Wisconsin School of cat then was housed with anoth- body temperature or lost any Prevention say that based on the risk should use “common sense Veterinary Medicine led the lab er cat that was free of infection. weight,” Halfmann said. “If a limited information available so hygiene,” said virus expert Peter experiment and published re- Within five days, coronavirus pet owner looked at them ... far, the risk of pets spreading Halfmann. 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