Reality of how mad this place has become smacks you in the face the second you land at the Bahrain International Airport and see all the ground staff wearing surgical masks, from the ground handling staff to the immigration and customs officers. 
Ukweli wa jinsi sehemu hii ilivyogeuka na kuwa ya kiwendawazimu unakupiga usoni sekunde ile unapotua kwenye kiwanja cha ndege cha kimataifa na kuona wafanyakazi wa ardhini wamevaa vitambaa vya kitabibu kufunika pua, kuanzia wahudumu mpaka maofisa wa uhamiaji.