In the introduction, titled, “The Kingdom of Bahrain.. An Effective Response to a Global Pandemic”, H.E. Dr. Sh. Abdulla bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Journal Chief Editor, gave an overview of Bahrain’s experience facing the Coronavirus pandemic, and the early pre-emptive steps it took to counter it.

This edition of the Derasat Journal is entirely dedicated to analyzing various perspectives of the pandemic.