Morocco Monitors 300 Contacts of Coronavirus Cases, No New Infections Found

So far, "none of them have shown symptoms of the virus," said Mohamed El Youbi, director of epidemiology and disease control at the ministry, on Tuesday in Rabat. While ensuring permanent vigilance, the ministry also noted that the health condition of the two people infected with the new coronavirus is "reassuring", specifying that it is a 39-year-old man who tested positive on his return from Italy, and a 52-year-old French tourist who came from Paris.

The director of epidemiology said that the first person is in good health and recovering from his illness, while the symptoms of the virus presented by the French tourist are "simple". The latter is quarantined in a hospital in the city of Marrakech. Regarding the 89-year-old woman who died on Tuesday in Casablanca, the official recalled that her health condition "was critical and that despite the intervention of a staff composed of doctors specialized in epidemiological, virological and resuscitation diseases, the patient passed away".

The official also noted that the ministry is still in the first stage of implementing the national plan for monitoring and responding to infection by the new coronavirus, indicating that this stage consists of detecting cases from abroad.