The Israeli press reported May 11 that Bahrain and another unnamed Gulf state recently reached out to Israel for assistance in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic. The countries reportedly contacted Sheba Hospital, requesting information on its response to the pandemic. Specifically, it seems that both countries are interested in installing an advanced telemedicine system.
Earlier on May 5, Barak Ravid of Channel 13 reported that the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the UN, Lana Nusseibeh, said during a Zoom webinar that her country won’t oppose cooperating with Israel in countering the coronavirus crisis. "I’m sure there is a lot of scope for cooperation. I don’t think we would be opposed to it, because I really think the public health space should be an unpoliticized space where we all try and pool our knowledge of this virus,” said Nusseibeh, speaking at the online conference hosted by the American Jewish Committee.