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Algeria is not doing enough tests, which makes it hard to assess the scale of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, head of Pasteur Institute in Algeria and doctors said. The North African country conducts 400 tests daily for a population of some 37 million people. It has so far confirmed 5558 cases with a […]
The European Commission has set up an EU humanitarian air bridge to transport humanitarian workers and emergency supplies for the coronavirus response to some of most critical areas around the world. The first EU flight, operated in cooperation with France, is flying from Lyon to the Central African Republic this Friday. It will transport around […]
Morocco managed to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus thanks to a set of restrictive measures that helped the country avert the death of 200 people daily, head of the government Saad Dine El Otmani said in an interview with the media Thursday evening. Morocco has imposed a nation-wide lockdown since March 20 that was […]
The confinement imposed to curb coronavirus infections have led to a drop in air pollution and car accidents across the country, authorities said. Morocco started a lockdown on March 20 that was extended to May 20 limiting movement to necessities with only one member in every household allowed to shop. Working from home has been […]
Moroccan authorities have provided emergency shelters to 6,324 homeless people to protect them against the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected over 5500 people in the country and killed 183, while 2124 others survived the deadly virus. In a videoconference speech marking the 63rd anniversary of the national mutual aid agency, l’Entraide Nationale, the […]
News Stream May 05,2020
The Al Mada Foundation announced Monday in a statement that it will offer 1 million FFP2 masks to healthcare workers who are on the front line in the fight against Covid-19. Actuallty, the FFP2 mask is recommended for hospital use as it ensures the protection of nursing staff who are in direct contact with […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues spreading in Africa with over 45,500 confirmed cases and 1,820 fatalities, many questions are being raised on the quality of Covid 19 tests sent to the continent. President John Magufuli of Tanzania directly questioned the coronavirus test kits used in his country. Speaking Sunday from his residence in Chato, […]
Battered by falling oil prices and lack of pro-activeness in addressing the coronavirus and its social and economic repercussions, Algeria’s President Abdelmejid Teboune has attention geared primarily to undermining Morocco’s territorial integrity through generous handouts to the Polisario separatists. When asked by reporters whether Algeria will seek foreign debt to deal with the crisis, Teboune […]
News Stream May 03,2020