Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said she has received many calls from the prison, indicating that the symptoms the prisoners are suffering are the same as those of Covid-19 symptoms.

Bahrain is facing the severest wave of Coronavirus one year after the pandemic outbreak in the country, since March 2020.

The Bahraini security authorities have issued 22,000 tickets over no-mask violations during the span of 4 months. The state collected more than 112,000 BD (about $300,000) in cash, since the 5-dinar fine is paid in cash and on the spot.