More than 200,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported, and more than 8000 people have lost their lives, the World Health Organization said, announcing that the first trials for a coronavirus vaccine have already started. «As you know, the first vaccine trial has begun, just 60 days after the genetic sequence of the virus was shared by China. This is an incredible achievement», WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference held Wednesday in
The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco has reached 66. The ministry also indicated that the number of deaths related to the novel virus has risen to 3, while the number of those who have recovered after testing positive for the virus stands at two. The Health Ministry reiterated the need of complying with the preventive and hygienic measures taken to avoid the spread of the virus. Morocco’s Interior Ministry declared,
Morocco’s Interior Ministry declared, Thursday, a general state of emergency throughout the country. The measure decrees the total containment of all Moroccans and suspends all outdoor activities. The decision will enter into force on Friday, starting from 6 p.m., until further notice, the Interior Ministry said in a press release sent Thursday to Yabiladi. The Ministry said that implementing a general state of emergency does not mean stifling the economy. «Any person wishing
Two new confirmed coronavirus cases was recorded Thursday evening, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in Morocco to 63, according to a Facebook post by the Health Ministry. This announcement comes as 307 suspected coronavirus cases have tested negative for the virus. Earlier today, Morocco announced that a second confirmed Covid-19 case has recovered. So far, two people in the country have died because of the disease.
Chad announced on Thursday its first confirmed coronavirus case. According to Reuters, the patient is a Moroccan national who came from Cameroon. «The patient is already taken care of by the medical services. The government wishes to reassure the national and international communities that all measures are being taken to contain the pandemic», Chadian media Alwihda Info reports. However, Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute announced Tuesday, in a speech, thirteen measures
It was in the Rhinoceros Cave, near Casablanca, that researchers discovered the earliest faunal remains butchered and consumed in by men on the African continent. These 37 show «the oldest evidence of butchery in Africa occurred in open-air sites».
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi «severely criticized» the fact that some of the member states of the Non-Aligned Movement are «undermining attempts» to unite this group of countries. Quoted by the news agency Tasnim News, the Iranian diplomat assured that the coronavirus is a world challenge, which all the countries should be able to fight, «without any obstacles». On Wednesday, his ministry referred in a press release to
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that a second confirmed case of the new coronavirus has recovered. The patient declared recovered underwent «clinical and laboratory tests» that confirmed the news. This will allow the person to leave the hospital where they were admitted after the confirmation of their infection. The second recovery comes after Morocco's patient zero, a 39-year-old Moroccan from Italy, left the Moulay Youssef hospital in Casablanca last week after
While some call centers companies are studying the possibility of letting their operators work from home, others have implemented the measure to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Call centers workers have voiced their fears, urging their employers to free their packed work places.
Three new Covid-19 infections were recorded, Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco to 61. Four other confirmed cases were recorded also this morning, the Health Ministry announced in a Facebook post. Morocco has recorded two deaths related to the novel virus so far, with 276 suspected coronavirus cases that tested negative for the virus. Most of the recorded Covid-19 infections in Morocco are imported, the Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said yesterday