Bahrain announced 6 new coronavirus cases, bringing up the total number to 23. Bahrain has recorded the highest number of infected cases with respect to the population.

In a precautionary measure to combat Coronavirus, Bahrain announced that all schools and universities will be closed for two weeks starting from Wednesday 26 February 2020.

The Ministry of Health has registered 9 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) carried by Bahraini and Saudi citizens arriving at Bahrain International Airport via Dubai and Sharjah, confirming a total of 17 registered cases in the Kingdom so far.

Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain has announced Bahraini citizens will be temporarily barred from travelling to the Islamic Republic of Iran until further notice, in order to ensure their safety and avoid possible COVID-19 infection.

The Ministry of Health has registered a new case of the Coronavirus, confirming a total of two registered cases in the Kingdom so far. The second case was registered after a Bahraini woman arriving at the Bahrain International Airport from Iran via Dubai was examined.

The Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) in the Kingdom of Bahrain has announced the suspension of all flights arriving from Dubai International Airport and Sharjah International Airport for a period of 48 hours, effective immediately.

Kuwait and Bahrain confirmed on Monday their first novel coronavirus cases, health ministries in the two Gulf states announced, adding all had come from Iran.

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Bahrain after a Bahraini citizen arriving from Iran was suspected of having contracted the virus, based on emerging symptoms.

The Ministry of Health has announced that there are no registered cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kingdom and called on citizens, via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, not to travel to affected countries.

The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Amnesty International of obtaining its information from biased sources and predisposed news channels, describing the information mentioned in its latest report as incorrect.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that Bahrain is experiencing harsh and difficult conditions, stressing that Bahrainis are paying hefty prices for demanding social justice.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom said that the restrictions imposed on the Shiite sect in Bahrain are happening in the context of a broader campaign against the Bahraini opposition.

Activists said that the security authorities released 3 children who were arrested on the ninth anniversary of February 14 uprising. The authorities accused the 3 children of assembling and suspended them for one week pending investigation.

The Bahraini authorities began the trial of Shiite cleric and prominent preacher Sheikh Abdulmohsen Mulla Atiya Al-Jamri over charge of insulting Muawiyah Bin Abi Sufyan and Banu Umayya and decided to adjourn the case until February 27, 2020, with his continued detention.

Amnesty International said that Bahrain continued to use mass unfair trials during 2019, which the organization confirmed that it witnessed human rights violations.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini security authorities arreseted Amin Ali Rida (10 years) from Al-Markh over assembly charge, social media activists said.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society expressed "sincere greetings, appreciation and gratitude to the great people of Bahrain, with all its men, women, young people and elders for their active participation in the ninth anniversary of the popular movement in Bahrain."

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society organized an event entitled "On the Road to Victory" in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, which was attended by a number of political, religious and social figures, in addition to a number of activists and interested parties.

President of the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR), Baqir Darwish, announced in a press conference held by three human rights organizations on Thursday (February 13, 2020) in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, entitled "Evaluation of violations in Bahrain during 2019" that: "In the first 6 months of 2019, 349 people, including 20 children and 3 women, were arbitrarily arrested."

The opposition is required to multiply its efforts and overcome the causes of division, said Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim in an address he delivered last night marking the ninth anniversary of the Bahraini February 14th uprising that erupted in 2011. He also called on all parties of the opposition to work under the umbrella of the peaceful approach.