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HM King receives WHO Director-General

His Majesty King yesterday received, at Al Sakhir Palace, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus marking his visit to Bahrain to open the new WHO office in Manama. HM the King commended its opening which embodies decades-long relations and joint cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the world body. Dr Ghebreyesus expressed deepest thanks to HM the King for the warm welcome and good hospitality, stressing the WHO pride in opening its 152nd office in Bahrain. (Full report on Page 3)

HM King support for COVID-19 Partner for world health mitigation efforts hailed HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister assures Bahrain cooperation in global fight against COVID-19 rain’s coordinated and com - HRH Prince Salman prehensive mitigation efforts, • noting WHO’s interest in further welcomes WHO chief strengthening cooperation with Dr Ghebreyesus the Kingdom across various health fields. New WHO office in HRH the Crown Prince and Manama• inaugurated Prime Minister highlighted the relentless efforts of Team Bah- P2 rain’s frontline workers and sup- TDT | Manama portive staff to help mitigate the HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister with Dr Ghebreyesus impact of COVID-19. ahrain is fully commit- He added that their commit- ted to extending support Minister, made the assurance two-day visit to the Kingdom. briefed on the WHO’s global mit- ment to safeguarding the health Bto the World Health Or- as he received yesterday WHO HRH the Crown Prince and igation efforts. of Bahraini citizens and resi- TOTAL TESTED ganization’s COVID-19 response Director-General Dr Tedros Prime Minister noted that the Dr Ghebreyesus expressed his dents has played an integral role and ongoing efforts to end the Adhanom Ghebreyesus at Gu- opening of the WHO office will gratitude for the opportunity in reducing infection levels. 5378237 pandemic. daibiya Palace. strengthen an already close part- to meet with HRH the Crown HRH Prince Salman under- ACTIVE CASES His Royal Highness Prince The WHO chief inaugurated nership between Bahrain and Prince and Prime Minister and scored the importance of com- Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the new WHO office in Manama the world body. for the generous hospitality. munity awareness in supporting 826 the Crown Prince and Prime yesterday as part of his official His Royal Highness was He commended Team Bah- Bahrain’s COVID-19 response. DEATHS 1383 Weightilifter DISCHARGED Political turmoil grips 266417 Diaz wins Mechichi and ordered parliament closed NEW CASES for 30 days, a move the biggest political Philippines’ unisian President Kais Saied sacked party Ennahdha decried as a “coup.” 85 Tthe defense minister yesterday, a day Saied declared on Sunday that he had first after ousting the prime minister and sus- “taken the necessary decisions to save Tu- 210 fils (includes VAT) pending parliament, plunging the young nisia, the state and the Tunisian people,” Olympic democracy into constitutional crisis in the following street protests in multiple cities midst of a pandemic. against the government’s handling of the gold Street clashes erupted yesterday outside COVID-19 pandemic. P10 the army-barricaded parliament, after medal Saied dismissed Prime Minister Hichem (Full report on Page 7)