BEAWARE BAHRAIN

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"1. The Government of Bahrain has recently announced a BHD4.3 billion ($11.4 billion) stimulus package; 2. The payment of salaries of all private-sector employees for three months from April 2020 3. Paying the Electricity and Water Authority utility bills for individuals and businesses for three months from April 2020; 4. Exemption from municipal fees, industrial land rental fees, tourism levies for three months from April 2020 for all individuals and businesses; 5. Increasing the size of the Liquidity Support Fund two-fold to BHD200 million ($530 million); 6. Increasing the Central Bank of Bahrain's loan facilities to BHD3.7 billion ($9.8 billion) to allow the deferment of debt installments and the extension of additional credit; 7. The Information and eGovernment Authority launched the ""BeAware Bahrain"" application which advances contact tracing efforts to identify and track active cases of Covid-19."