In Morocco, 19 suspected cases of the novel coronavirus have tested negative, the Health Ministry announced in a post published, Thursday, on its Facebook page. A source at the Marrakech Mohammed VI University Hospital (CHU) told Yabiladi that an Italian national, who was suspected of contracting coronavirus, was admitted to the facility, where he tested negative. «He was not infected with coronavirus», the same source stressed. Local media reported on
An Italian ferry linking Genoa to Tangier was blocked when it docked at the Tanger-Med port on Tuesday. Passengers and crewmembers had to stay in the ferry and undergo checks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. According to French-language newspaper Le360, which quotes a port official, «all ferries coming from countries where coronavirus cases have been recorded are checked before entering the port». This comes as the Tanger-Med port announced, Wednesday, that it is
In an attempt to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Saudi Arabia halted, Thursday, travel to Islam’s holiest sites months before the start of Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi Arabia’s decision prevents foreigners, visiting the peninsula, from reaching the holy city of Mecca, the Kaaba and Prophet Mohammed’s mosque in medina, reports Al Jazeera. «Saudi Arabia renews its support for all international measures to limit the spread of this virus and urges its citizens to
The International University of Rabat (UIR) announced, Wednesday evening, that there was no coronavirus case recorded among its students. "Following the various reports relayed on social media related to a possible Covid-19 case contracted by one of its students, the International University of Rabat would like to inform all stakeholders that there was no confirmed case of Covid-19 at the UIR", read a communiqué sent by the educational institution to Yabiladi. "For more information, it
The secretary-general of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) has sought the help of the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to help revive the regional grouping. During their meeting in Nouakchott, Ould Ghazouani called for the organization of a Maghreb summit as soon as possible, the Mauritanian press agency reports. For the record, the last Arab Maghreb Union summit was held in April 1994 in Tunis. The former Tunisian President Moncef El Marzouki tried to revive the dying union by calling
On February 25, Morocco made its first «doomsday vault» deposit, protecting its seeds alongside several countries from around the world. The facility is a seed bank with the mission of preparing for worst-case scenarios, including global disasters.
Two weeks after announcing that Slovak minister Miroslav Lajcak is tipped to replace the former UN personal envoy to the Sahara. French media put an end to its campaign, reporting that the candidacy of the Slovak senior official has been abandoned.
The Moroccan authorities prevented on Tuesday a Spanish national from entering the city of Laayoune. Anna Sebastinanne, a Spanish lawyer, was forced to return to Casablanca. The lawyer was prevented from leaving the plane after she landed in Laayoune via a flight from Casablanca. She was planning to attend the trial of a Sahrawi who is accused of offending a police officer and setting a car on fire. Last year, Morocco expelled 43 people from the Sahara, including journalists, lawyers and
While the Italian health authorities are trying to curb the spread of coronavirus, 325 cases of the virus have been confirmed on Wednesday. Eleven towns in northern Italy have been lockdown and schools, universities and public venues were closed to avoid the rapid spread of the virus. Assisting the Moroccan diaspora amid the outbreak, considered the heaviest outside Asia since the eruption of the virus, the Moroccan embassy in Rome has set up a crisis cell with numbers to call. Speaking to
Algeria has confirmed the first coronavirus case within its borders, the Algerian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The person in question is an Italian national who arrived in Algeria on February 17. He has been placed in isolation after he tested positive for coronavirus, the ministry said. The coronavirus case in Algeria comes as the number of confirmed cases in Italy has jumped to more than 300. Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all
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