The Deputy Prime Minister, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, today chaired a meeting of the Government Executive Committee, in which latest COVID-19 developments were discussed, as well as the encouraging downward trend of daily active cases in line with the decisions and precautionary measures currently in effect.
 
The Committee highlighted that the measures currently in place aim to safeguard the health of all – the government’s top priority.
 
The Committee further reviewed the existing programmes and initiatives within the financial and economic stimulus package that has contributed to mitigating the impact of the repercussions of the global pandemic on the Kingdom’s economic sectors, especially small and medium enterprises.
 
Following a presentation provided by the National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19), headed by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, HE Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, it was decided to extend the  precautionary measures for an additional week to maintain the declining trend of daily cases, starting Friday, 25 June 2021, to Friday, 2 July 2021, as follows:
 
Under current orders, the following activities remain restricted to all in-person activities:
 
Shopping malls and commercial shop – with services limited to online sales and delivery
 
Restaurants and cafes – services limited to delivery and takeaway
 
Gyms and sport halls, swimming pools, and recreational centres
 
Cinemas
 
Events and conferences
 
Attendance of sporting events
 
Salons, barber shops, spas and beauty parlours
 
Social gatherings in homes
 
Schools and higher educational institutions, kindergartens, rehabilitation centres, nurseries and training centres, with the sole exception of attendance for international examinations
 
 
The following policies remain in effect:
 
Work-from-home policy to cover 70% of Government employees
 
Current travel procedures to the Kingdom of Bahrain
 
 
The following may resume without restrictions:
 
Hypermarkets, supermarkets, grocery stores, and stores that sell meat products and fresh vegetables
 
Bakeries
 
Fuel and gas stations
 
Private health clinics, with the exception of some health services for which a circular is being issued by the National Authority for Regulating Health Professions and Services
 
Banks and currency exchange services
 
Administrative offices of institutions and companies, whose activities are not directly customer facing
 
Import and export distributors
 
Automobile repair and spare parts shops
 
Businesses operating in the processing, construction and maintenance sectors
 
Factories
 
Enterprises operating in the telecommunication sector
 
Pharmacies
 
For their part, the Taskforce added that these sectors will be resumed gradually after the prescribed period and based on medical data and developments.
The Taskforce concluded by reiterating the importance of following all precautionary measures, a responsibility for all citizens and residents, noting that the measures put in place are to safeguard the health of the Kingdom’s community