COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Morocco since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.
Course and measures
March 2020
On March 2, 2020, the first COVID-19 infection in Morocco was confirmed in Casablanca. It was a Moroccan citizen living in Italy who returned from Italy on February 27, 2020. At the end of the day, a second case was confirmed. A Moroccan resident in Italy who returned to Morocco from the Italian city of Bologna on February 25th. The first case appeared in the WHO situation report on March 3, 2020.
A third case was confirmed on March 10, 2020, a French tourist who arrived in Marrakech. On the same day, one of the first two cases, a woman aged 89, died. This first COVID-19-related death in the country first appeared in the WHO Situation Report on March 11, 2020.
On March 13, 2020, the Ministry of Health reported the recovery of the first patient in Morocco.
Also on March 13, 2020, the Moroccan government announced that it had reached an agreement to suspend all passenger flights and ferry crossings to and from Spain, Algeria and France until further notice. On March 14, 2020, the suspension of flights was extended. Flights to and from another 25 countries have been suspended. On March 15, 2020, this suspension was extended to all international flights.
On March 13, the government also decided to close all schools with effect from March 16 until further notice.
On March 15, 2020, King Mohammed VI announced. The establishment of an emergency fund to improve the health infrastructure and support the most affected economic sectors. The fund has a volume of 10 billion dirhams, which corresponds to around 1 billion US dollars.
Morocco declared a state of emergency on March 19, 2020, which came into effect on March 20, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. local time and is expected to last until April 20, 2020, with the option to extend the state of emergency for a longer period. This measure required the approval of local government officials to allow citizens to leave their homes, while exemptions apply to workers in supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations, medical clinics, telecommunications companies, and essential professional activities. A 24-hour hotline has been set up to improve communication and draw citizens' attention to curb the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
On March 26, 2020, Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani announced a nationwide hiring freeze until the end of the coronavirus crisis. Promotions should also be postponed until the situation is under control. The health and safety sector is excluded from this regulation.
April 2020
In early April 2020, the government pardoned 5,654 prisoners and accelerated pinned court proceedings to protect inmates from the COVID-19 outbreak.
On April 6, 2020, the government required its citizens to wear face masks in public with effect from April 7.
As of April 15, 2020, the WHO confirmed 1,888 COVID-19 infections and 126 COVID-19-related deaths in Morocco.
statistics
The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco as follows:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Morocco
according to WHO data
New infections in Morocco
according to WHO data
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Morocco
according to WHO data
Confirmed deaths (daily) in Morocco
according to WHO data
Remarks
- ↑ a b c d Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
See also
Web links
- World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
- Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
- Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19 - What is Covid-19? - Pulmonologists-on-the-Net. In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply concerned": WHO speaks of corona pandemic. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c World Health Organization (WHO): Situation reports. In: who.int. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English).
- ↑ M. Se, LE MATIN: Le Matin - Le Maroc annonce le premier cas de décès du nouveau coronavirus ( fr )
- ^ Coronavirus: First Confirmed Case in Morocco Cured, Ministry of Health . In: Maghreb Arabe Press , March 13, 2020.
- ↑ Coronavirus: le Maroc ferme ses liaisons aériennes et maritimes vers l'Espagne, la France et l'Algérie ( fr ) In: Le Monde . March 13, 2020.
- ↑ Morocco halts flights with 25 more countries, confirms 18 coronavirus cases . Financial Post. March 14, 2020.
- ↑ Morocco suspends all international passenger flights - foreign ministry . In: Reuters . March 15, 2020.
- ^ Courses Suspended in Morocco from March 16 Until Further Notice . In: Maghreb Arabe Press . March 13, 2020.
- ↑ Morocco to create $ 1 billion fund to counter coronavirus outbreak (en) . In: Reuters , March 15, 2020.
- ↑ a b Morocco World News: COVID-19: Morocco Declares State of Emergency ( en-US ) March 19, 2020.
- ↑ إعلان حالة الطوارئ الصحية وتقييد الحركة في البلاد ( ar ) March 19, 2020.
- ↑ Yabiladi.com: New coronavirus hotline launched in Morocco ( en )
- ↑ Morocco freezes public sector hiring due to Covid-19 | The North Africa Post .
- ↑ Morocco to release 5,654 prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak (en) . In: Reuters , April 5, 2020.
- ↑ Moroccan's obliged to wear face masks due to Covid-19 | HESSPRESS .
- ↑ a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on August 9, 2020 .
