The Ministry of Labor and Social Development contributes to the national efforts to limit the spread of the Corona virus.. 200 Bahraini productive families produce 100,000 masks in Bahraini hands and

21-04-2021

In continuation of the national efforts to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID‑19), the Ministry of Labour and Social Development launched its national initiative to manufacture masks by Bahraini hands, which will be distributed free of charge to all citizens and residents in Bahrain. They will be produced by 200 families and trainees who have graduated from training courses in social centres. In this context, Mrs. Aisha Mohammed Al Zayed, Director of the Family and Childhood Development Directorate at the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, explained that this national initiative aims to produce 100,000 medical masks within a month, to be distributed free of charge to citizens and residents. Production is set at fifty masks per day, at a rate of 250 masks per week. She noted that production will take place either in producing families’ homes or in production units at social centres, with all sites adhering to the directives of official authorities to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID‑19), including limiting gatherings and adhering to social distancing measures while wearing masks. Al Zayed also stated that the Ministry of Labour and Social Development will provide raw materials for production to productive families, and explained that a comprehensive plan has been developed to distribute masks free of charge to citizens and residents, as part of community partnerships and the coordination of national efforts in cooperation with government agencies, civil society institutions, and individuals with community activities.