MANAMA: Bahrain has lifted the compulsory 10-day quarantine for all incoming passengers who report negative, following their test upon arrival in Bahrain and being informed of the result.
This decision is one of the key steps announced by the Government Executive Committee, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, Health, a Bahrain news Agency report said.
The decisions follow consideration of a Covid-19 periodic revision report submitted by the National Medical Task Force for Combatting the Coronavirus (Covid-19), headed by HE Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health.
The taskforce reviewed case statistics, which revealed a low 0.2% average rate of positive cases among incoming travellers who have conducted an exit swab after completing their 10-day quarantine period between July 1 2020 and August 16, 2020, it said.
