2020 in Bahrain

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Events in the year 2020 in Bahrain .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
• Prime Minister: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

Events

• 21 February – The country confirmed its first COVID-19 case, a school bus driver who came from Iran via Dubai. ^[1]
• 12 March – Hundreds of prisoners were ordered released in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. ^[2]

Deaths

• 11 November – Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, former Prime Minister of Bahrain (b. 1935) ^[3]

References

1. "Bahrain coronavirus case No. 1: A school bus driver". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
2. "Gulf States Cancel Events, Kuwait Shuts Mosques Over Coronavirus". Archived from the original on 2020-03-17.
3. "Bahrain's longest serving prime minister, Prince Khalifa Al Khalifa, dies at 84". CNN. November 11, 2020.