As Bahrain fights coronavirus in the kingdom, three pharmacies have been shut down for altering the price of masks used for prevention against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Coronavirus cases have risen to 26 in Bahrain on Wednesday morning as three more people have been diagnosed with disease, confirmed Reuters quoting Bahrain's state news agency.

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism clamped down on three outlets located in Budaiya, Riffa, and Muharraq.

Inspectors from the Control Directorate found that the pharmacies were concealing the protective masks and tampering with their prices, thus profiting from people’s concerns amid the current circumstances, Gulf Insider reported.

Bahrain has closed down all public and private schools and nurseries for two weeks in a bid to contain the deadly coronavirus. The education ministry announced that classes will also be suspended in higher education institutions in the kingdom.

On Monday night, Bahrain ordered a temporary suspension of all flights coming in from Dubai and Sharjah.

(Writing by Seban Scaria, editing by Daniel Luiz)

seban.scaria@refinitiv.com

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