Bahrain s Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has issued a circular to all retail banks and finance companies to provide the option of postponing loan repayments for an additional period of six months.
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Health Minister Faeqa bint Said Al Saleh stressed the importance of enhancing world readiness to respond to pandemics to ensure all people’s safety.
The Minister was addressing a discussion session themed “Ending this epidemic and preventing the following: Building a healthier, safer and equitable world together”.
This was part of the 74th General Assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO), being held in Geneva, Switzerland, remotely via videoconference. She stressed the necessity of harnessing all efforts to protect the health system especially from the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
She expressed the hope that the world will be able to defeat the virus and get out of the pandemic, with the help of safe and effective vaccines that have been developed to combat the virus and overcome this difficult phase.