No case of Coronavirus has been reported in Morocco wherein the risk to the public health remains low, said on Friday local news outlets citing the Health Department. Royal Air Maroc (RAM) says it is waiting for the decision and recommendation of the Ministry of Health. According to Director of Epidemiology and Disease Control at the Moroccan ministry of health Mohamed Youbi, Morocco, as a member of the World Health Organization, abides by WHO’s guidelines and recommendations against all global public health threats. The National center of public health emergency operations is monitoring closely the situation and making daily updates of the reports coming from China, added the senior health official, affirming that Morocco has a well-defined and tested response plan to deal with Coronavirus. WHO described the outbreak as an emergency for China, but stopped short of declaring it to be a public health emergency of international concern.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2020 16:18 UTC