Comment by the medical staff on the protection provided to avoid infection by coronavirus: 41. The participants in the “survey” amongst the medical staff stated that their condition was monitored and assessed regularly, they were also informed about coronavirus and how to deal with the infected and those exposed to them. They explained that there inquiries were answered by the management, and they were shown how to use different kinds of medications and were provided with needed personal protective equipment (PPE) from coronavirus such as disposable overalls, masks, and gloves, sanitizers, disinfectants, protective shields, and head cover. They added that a mandatory weekly test to all the medical staff was performed to ensure they are not infected, explaining to them the importance of being extremely cautious when dealing with patients. 42. They mentioned that special places were designated for workers, rooms for the staff to rest outside the hospital, and rooms for changing clothes, like in Jidhafs Center; in other places like in Genetic Blood Diseases Center (Sickler), external “cabins” outside the building were provided with 2 bedrooms and one bathroom each; three meals were distributed daily for all the shifts. Comments of medical staff on performing their duties under exceptional circumstances: 43. The medical staff extended their thanks to the wise leadership, and to the role assumed by the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), indicating that all their requirements and needs were provided for, the volunteers were governed by special rules according to their tasks, and all of them worked hard and with full dedication. They mentioned that several foreign patients commended the services rendered to them in the Kingdom, which they cannot get at their own home countries. The medical staff members noted that the medical management exerted all the needed efforts to support and assist them. Some of them expressed their pride to be part of the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and requested that more instructions and guidance to be given to the public to prevent the spread of the virus, as well as referring to WHO’s acknowledgment of the Kingdom’s protective system at the isolation and quarantine centers. (c) Summary 44. NIHR is proud of the Bahraini National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19), under the leadership of His Royal Highness Prince NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 24