6. Activating the NIHR oversight role as its establishing law stipulates, and
within its plan to follow up on the application of standards related to the
promotion of human rights, especially considering the current circumstances,
the NIHR monitored the activities and awareness campaigns carried out by
the Kingdom of Bahrain in this regard.
7. The National Campaign to Combat Coronavirus (COVID-19) issued a poster
about the health requirements to be applied in facilities that contain beaches
to limit the spread of the virus. Within the same matter, a comprehensive
guide to the coronavirus has been issued, as well as an awareness poster
about health requirements to be applied in facilities that contain pools and
swimming pools, and an awareness poster about the health requirements to
be applied in restaurants and coffee shops to contain and prevent the spread
of the virus, and another poster about the return of sports activities, in
addition to announcing the entry procedures for arrivals via the King Fahd
Bridge, and issuing an awareness poster on “health requirements to be
applied while shopping,” and a poster on “preventive measures to be taken
when purchasing some goods from commercial and industrial stores to
contain and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.”
8. Several awareness, indicative and illustrative posters were issued, namely:
"Thank you for your commitment to wearing a mask"; "Thank you for your
commitment to limiting community contact outside the same family"; "What
should I do when I receive any shipment through delivery services?"; "What
should I do in case symptoms such as fever, coughing and shortness of
breath appear?”; “What should I do after I finish the voluntary home
quarantine period?”; “What should I do if I want to go out for a bike ride or
jogging?”; “What can I do to get health centers consultation remotely?”;
“Methods to limit the spread of harmful viruses,”; “The need to follow
awareness instructions”; “What do I do when sterilizing the house?”; “The
precautionary measures to be followed in the workplace”; “Continuing
adhering to the precautionary measures after taking the vaccination is a
necessity, in order to preserve public safety”; “Household isolation
guidelines”; and an awareness poster on “Health requirements to be applied
when holding celebrations and family gatherings in homes.”
9. The Kingdom of Bahrain has also provided all the necessary and awarenessraising instructions on various information platforms to enhance the culture
of awareness toward vaccination and everything relating to the vaccine. The
Kingdom of Bahrain intensified awareness campaigns, and communication
with expatriate workers in their languages, through the Community Service
Police that played an effective awareness role in this regard.
10.In a related context, and to promote the right to health considering the
coronavirus pandemic, the Kingdom of Bahrain participated in the sixtyseventh session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional
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