Coronavirus: Moroccans Repatriated from Wuhan

:As planned, 167 Moroccan nationals, including 52 women, have been repatriated from Wuhan Sunday aboard a plane of Royal Air Maroc (RAM) that landed at the Benslimane Airport.

 

The repatriation was carried out in implementation of the instructions of King Mohammed VI and in perfect coordination between all concerned departments following the breakout of the coronavirus.

 

A medical team, made up of civilian and military doctors and nurses, accompanied the Moroccan nationals during their journey from Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, to the reception sites at the Sidi Said hospital in Meknes and the Mohammed V military hospital in Rabat.

Part of the repatriated Moroccans will be placed in quarantine for 20 days at the virology center of Rabat’s Mohammed V military hospital, under close supervision of medical teams trained for this purpose.

 

The Center of virology, infectious and tropical diseases at the Mohammed V Military Hospital has been equipped with all the necessary medical devices to protect the health condition of the repatriated persons, while ensuring their comfort during the observation period.

This Center is also equipped with advanced equipment that enables the unit to fulfill its mission of diagnosis and treatment of viral, bacterial, parasitic, mycotic and infectious diseases, as well as the management of highly contagious diseases requiring containment, in particular tropical and travel diseases.

The Center includes several containment units and provides protection means of international standards for both the staff and patients.

In statements released last week, the Moroccan ministry of health said that Morocco has not registered any coronavirus cases.

According to latest reports, the virus has killed more than 300 people, while Chinese authorities said Sunday that 14,380 cases have been confirmed in China.

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak spread beyond China, mainly in some Asian countries and also in Europe, the USA and Australia.