
Moroccan Hospital Staff Flee as Suspected Coronavirus Patient Arrives from Italy
The entire staff of the Hassan II hospital in Settat left when a Moroccan resident in Italy, who had come for a health check-up, arrived.

The entire staff of the Hassan II hospital in Settat left when a Moroccan resident in Italy, who had come for a health check-up, arrived.

While strolling through a souk in Rabat , an Asian tourist was subjected to racist remarks from merchants and passers-by.

In a state of maximum alert, the Ministry of Health has surrounded itself with the Royal Armed Forces and the Royal Gendarmerie to form a bulwark against the proliferation of the Coronavirus in Morocco.

The rapid spread of Covid-19 is a concern for the Moroccan authorities. After 161 new cases reported on Monday in South Korea , the Moroccan diplomatic representation has been forced to take measures.

Morocco is on alert and is following the seasonal flu more closely since the appearance of the Coronavirus.

A 25-year-old woman made a stopover in Morocco with two pangolins that could be responsible for the coronavirus. The Guardia Civil found these two dead animals in a suitcase at Almería airport in Spain.

The Minister of Health denied, in a press release, a rumor that a sub-Saharan African student enrolled at the Multidisciplinary Faculty of Nador had contracted the coronavirus. For the minister, this is only intended to sow panic and confusion among the population.

Morocco participated on Saturday, February 22 at the African Union in Addis Ababa, in an emergency ministerial meeting on the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic and the Covid-19 disease.

After a period of medical supervision, the Moroccans repatriated from Wuhan were allowed to leave the Mohammed V military hospital in Rabat on Saturday, February 22. In the presence of their families, they shared a moment of joy and, above all, expressed their words of gratitude to King Mohammed VI and thanks to the medical staff.

Moroccans repatriated from Wuhan, China, are now free, after spending about twenty days in quarantine at the Sidi Said Hospital in Meknes and the Mohamed V Military Instruction Hospital in Rabat.

With the intervention of the National Institute of Hygiene, the health authorities in Kenitra are taking a suspected case of Coronavirus very seriously. If confirmed, it would be the first case of this deadly virus in Morocco.

Travelers on flights from abroad are now required to fill out a health form in Morocco to counter any possible spread of the new Coronavirus.