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In March 2021, Bahrain turned Sitra Mall into a vaccination hub, where four vaccines are offered for free to the general public: the Pfizer–BioNTech, Sinopharm BIBP and Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccines, and Sputnik V. [79] The mall was previously deserted as a result of the pandemic and had only hosted a few shops in addition to a supermarket. [80]
On 26 January 2021, Bahrain also granted an emergency use authorisation for the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and it became the third such approval in the kingdom. According to Gulf News [14] The vaccine is produced by the AstraZeneca Company in cooperation with Oxford University and is manufactured in India.
1 January – Bahrain authorizes the emergency use of Pfizer's anti-viral oral drug Paxlovid for adults over the age of 18 years. [ 1 ] 12 February – Bahraini authorities confirm that an Israeli military officer will be stationed inside the country as part of an upcoming international coalition consisting of 34 countries.
In December 2020, Bahrain approved the vaccine. [81] On 7 May 2021, the World Health Organization added the vaccine to the list of vaccines authorized for emergency use for COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX). [32] [33] In May 2021, Zambia approved use of the vaccine. [82] In June 2021, Philippines approved the BIBP vaccine for emergency ...
The IAA also controls the Bahrain News Agency which monitors, originates and relays national and international news in Arabic and English, usually generating from 90 to 150 stories a day. [2] Bahrain Telecommunication Company, trading as Batelco, is Bahrain's sole Internet service provider.
The first local newspaper in Bahrain was Al Bahrayn which was published between 1939 and 1944. [1]Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority reported that the number of newspapers in 1999 was four which were published in Arabic and English languages. [2]
Bahrain is the dual form of Arabic word Bahr (meaning literally "sea"), so al-Bahrayn originally means literally "the two seas".However, the name has been lexicalised as a feminine proper noun and does not follow the grammatical rules for duals; thus its form is always Bahrayn and never Bahrān, the expected nominative form.
The Daily Tribune belongs to the family of Arabic newspapers in Bahrain Al-Ayam Publications. [2] The newspaper is produced and managed by the media group Update Media WLL . [ 3 ]