**13. Develop building rules and regulations**

The BENAYAT (Building Permit Portal), Unified Guidebook of Building Permit Regulations, Kingdom of Bahrain, First Edition 2018 [15], consists of 10 chapters in 372 pages with inputs from various concerned ministries and government establishments, except from three government establishments [i.e., Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labor and Social Development, and the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) in Bahrain]. But with the emergence and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, it becomes necessary to have inputs from all concerned establishments to the Building Regulations to combat the pandemic by adopting the following suggestions and achieve healthy buildings and environments [9, 57, 92]:


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> • Ministerial Order No. (40) of 2014 Article (3): The employer shall provide well-ventilated and lit rooms in each accommodation quarters of not less than four square meters per worker [92].
