Bahrain
Doctors and nurses are seen doing their final check on the equipment in a makeshift ICU "Field Intensive Care Unit 1" set up by Bahrian authorities to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) critical patients, at a car-park of Bahrain Defence Force Hospital in Riffa. Image Credit: Reuters

Cairo: The Legislative and Legal Committee at the Bahraini parliament has approved a proposal to grant a risk allowance to personnel in all sectors engaged in fighting the novel coronavirus, a lawmaker has said.

MP Mohammad Issa, the panel’s head was quoted by Al Bilad newspaper as saying that the allowance is envisaged to be granted retroactively as of last February.

“The committee has decided to approve the proposal and submit a relevant report to the Council of Representatives’ bureau,” he added.

It is not clear yet when the parliament will debate the proposal.