that the procedures for departing were finalized for most of the detained women, but it was not possible to proceed because of the ban on flights and travel due to the corona pandemic. It was noted that the responsible management of the center took all needed measures and precautionary actions. 8. NIHR looked at the Ministry of Interior statement on the incident at the Deportation Center, whereby a number of deportee women, for cases related to the violation of residency rules, were infected with coronavirus, and the medical procedures taken to treat them according to the set treatment protocol, as well as the precautionary measures set in place at the site. In this regard, NIHR reiterates that its delegation had recommended during its visit to the Center to expedite the measures to deport the detainees. However, this did not happen as the international civil aviation was brought to halt under the coronavirus circumstances, and several countries refused to receive their citizens. 9. In this regard, NIHR expresses its utmost appreciation to the decision of H.E. the Minister of Interior regarding formulation of investigation committee on the incident of the infection of the detainee women at the Deportation Center with coronavirus. This step reflects the steady course of the Ministry of Interior in supporting human rights and dealing with credibility and transparency. Adding to that, NIHR confirms that the women detainees had received the needed medical attention according to set medical protocol, and that it followed the investigation results, as well as the measures that will taken in this regard till their departure, witnessing that their health situation is stable and there was no reason to worry. 10. Based on its ongoing pursuit to support and protect human rights, a tweet was posted by the NIHR in which it portrayed the field visits by its Committee on Visiting Detention Places and Facilities in coordination with competent authorities, to both foreign men and foreign women deportation centers, examining closely the precautionary measures set in place by the centers management to ensure their safety while being detained, and to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, till the actual enforcement of their deportation. 11. During the field visit, the members of the Committee talked to the managers of the centers and met with several inmates from different nationalities who received deportation orders by law, and who expressed their satisfaction of the undertaken measures. NIHR intends to continue conducting field visits to other facilities within a planned visits timetable over the upcoming weeks. 12. A delegation from NIHR visited the Correctional and Rehabilitation Center. A tweet was posted afterwards, that showed that the visit to the Jau Correction and Rehabilitation Centre was conducted within its ongoing follow up for the measures that the correctional and rehabilitation centers under the NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 12