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A doctor in Tetouan will be brought before justice for usurping the quality of gynaecologist and for failing to self-isolate after he was in contact with a coronavirus infected person on board a plane, the health ministry said in a statement. A probe by the health ministry showed that the doctor pretended to be a […]
Soft Tech, a subsidiary of Moroccan SoftGroup, said on Monday it has produced 10 million facemasks, which will be donated to the Ministry of the Interior and other institutions. A press release issued by the company said that all human and technical resources have been mobilized to achieve this goal and produce locally these masks, […]
As the coronavirus is increasing its spread across Africa, the continent received a much-needed care package from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, who vowed to assist the continent since African countries started registering confirmed cases of COVID-19. A cargo flight containing more than 6 million medical items arrived Sunday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The supplies […]
The National Human Rights Commission in Libya has called on the Libyan authorities and the international community to take action to close migrant detention centers in Libya because of the coronavirus. All migrants who attempt to cross the Mediterranean without succeeding are intercepted by the Libyan coastguards and end up in these detention centers where […]
US ambassador to Burkina Faso has tested positive to the Coronavirus and announced the isolation of the mission staff diagnosed with the disease, Anadolu news agency reports. “I received a positive test for COVID-19,” Andrew Young said on Twitter. The West African country has confirmed 99 cases, including 4 members of the cabinet namely education […]
Morocco’s state-owned phosphate group OCP has announced over the weekend its decision to renovate four hospitals in Khouribga province to enhance the capacity of the local health system to counter Covid-19 pandemic. The upgrades and maintenance work of the four hospitals will be carried out by young volunteers from Act4Community Initiative and doctors from OCP’s […]
Military medical teams will take part, at the instruction of King Mohammed VI, in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, alongside their civilian counterparts. King Mohammed VI, Supreme Chief and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), gave his high instructions so that military medical teams join their civilian counterparts […]
The Moroccan people woke up on Sunday to the sad news of many small marches in the cities of Tangier, Fez, Aroui, Tetouan and Salé in total disregard for the protective measures to avert the coronavirus outbreak. Two young people who instigated dozens of Moroccans to breach the quarantine imposed by authorities to fight coronavirus […]
Morocco’s Ministry of the Interior announced Saturday the suspension of all intercity bus travels, starting Tuesday, March 24, at midnight, the National Railways Office (ONCF) announced the same day that it will suspend all train connections with the exception of some proximity trains, while the national carrier suspended all its domestic flights. People were also […]
The self-proclaimed eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) on Saturday followed the Tripoli-based government of National Accord (GNA) in responding positively to a call for a truce to allow the country to focus on the danger from the coronavirus. “The General Command is committed to stopping fighting so long as the other parties abide by […]