A member of the U.S. Navy personnel stands next to a COVID-19 precaution sign during his daily duty hours at the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet base following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manama, Bahrain July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I MohammedThe Bahrain base houses the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT), operating in the Gulf amid high tensions between Iran and the United States. The base follows Bahrain government guidelines for contact tracing, testing and isolation. The small island state of Bahrain, with a population of 1.5 million, has recorded almost 39,000 coronavirus cases and 140 deaths.

Source: Standard Digital July 28, 2020 05:46 UTC