Ramadan with a difference

Last year we visited this area and got pica of all the labourers in the are getting together and being given a plate of food from a charity to break fast.  They would all sit in long rows and get the food placed in front of them.  
This year with Covert-19 and social distancing, no gatherings of more than 5 people. So instead they were lining up and just collecting food parcels to take home and have wat sunset. Was very impressed with the way it was all organised and distributed.

Corona Virus Update
214 new cases of Covid-19 registered.  Of today’s new cases, 159 were among expatriate workers, 53 were contacts of active cases and two are travel-related
Stay home: Covid-19 transmissions detected in malls and stores
Steps to combat virus praised
- Over 150,000 free tests have been conducted to detect active cases and identify their contacts, including proactive testing campaigns
- Bahrain has not closed its borders with neighbouring countries and has established measures and regulations to ensure continued transportation and availability of food and other necessities.
- an economic stimulus package that includes paying the salaries of citizens in the private sector for three months and paying the electricity and water bills for all subscribers for the same period.


Saudi registers 1,687 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infected people to 31,938. 9 new deaths reported, bringing the death toll to 209.

Brazil hits record for coronavirus deaths, raising chances of lockdowns.  Registering 10,503 new confirmed cases and Brazil also registered 615 deaths


President Donald Trump said  his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving US business and social life, while acknowledging that reopening the economy could put more lives at risk.



The New York City subway was halted on Wednesday from 1 to 5 a.m. so workers could deep-clean and disinfect trains after an order from Cuomo last week, in what was reportedly the first scheduled shutdown in the system’s 115-year history.