Jordan announces two new outposts ... and Egypt re-visits prisons

Morocco closes neighborhoods in Marrakesh after increasing Corona injuries

Moroccan soldiers patrol the city of Tangiers, amid a new outbreak of the Coronavirus. A.F.B.

Yesterday, the Moroccan authorities announced the closure of several neighborhoods in Marrakesh, the country's tourist capital, due to the high number of new cases of the Coronavirus, while Jordan revealed two new foci of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) in the Kingdom, while the Egyptian authorities returned visits to prisons with stability Corona injuries are at a low level.

In detail, an official statement stated that health control operations would be strengthened in Marrakesh, the Moroccan tourist destination, and some neighborhoods were totally or partially closed to contain the spread of the Corona virus.

A campaign was launched in the streets of Marrakech to raise awareness of the dangers of laxity in the application of preventive measures, such as wearing a mask and physical distancing, according to the same source who announced the tightening of control over the entrances to the city and its neighborhoods.

Similar measures have recently been taken in Casablanca, Tangier and Fez, which are among the Moroccan cities worst affected by the epidemic.

Of a total of 35 million people, since the beginning of March, Morocco has recorded 41017 cases of "Covid-19", including 632 deaths.

For the past few days, the country has witnessed an increase in injuries and has counted more than 1,000 injuries per day (1776 the day before yesterday).

Last Thursday, the World Health Organization warned of an upward trend in infections.

Morocco began lifting the stone in June, after three months of strict lockdown.

The country's borders remain closed until further notice, which has led to an unprecedented crisis in the vital tourism sector.

In Jordan, Al-Mamlaka newspaper reported, the day before yesterday, according to the spokesman for the National Committee for Epidemics, Nazir Obeidat, that there are two current foci regarding the spread of the Corona virus in Jordan, in light of a clear shift in the epidemiological situation about a week ago after a noticeable increase in the number Injuries. Obaidat confirmed that the home of the two outposts is in the Jaber Border Center with Syria, whose wounded are located in the city of Ramtha, while the second focus is in the city of Irbid, and most of the people coming from abroad caused infection there.

The Director of Corona Crisis Cell Operations, Brigadier General Mazen Al-Faraya, announced the isolation of the Ramtha Brigade from the rest of the Irbid brigades and from the rest of the governorates, starting from 6 am today (Monday), until the epidemiological situation in the brigade allows the removal of isolation. The committee’s spokesperson believed that the decision to close Jaber’s borders was a step in the right direction, but he indicated the need to correct some matters within the boundaries of age, saying, “The other border posts must not be forgotten, and we must not wait for new problems to arise.” He spoke about the existence of gaps in the borders. , Stressing the need to settle it.

Obaidat called for strengthening the capabilities of epidemiological investigation teams, especially in the governorates of Irbid and Mafraq, due to the presence of a large number of contacts, adding that “contacts must be followed up in a more accurate manner,” and he believed that the number of infections did not eventually multiply as a good thing.

On Saturday, the Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Al-Adaileh, said that "standards have been set" for each governorate, city or region in which cases of the new Corona virus increase. This is «with the aim of ensuring the continuity of the work of the various sectors, and not taking general and comprehensive closure decisions. Yesterday, the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment announced the registration of 4,348 cases of Coronavirus, which is the highest number recorded by Iraq so far, while it recorded 75 deaths. And it stated in a press release, "19,278 models have been examined in all the specialized laboratories in Iraq for this day, and thus the total number of samples examined since the beginning of the disease registration in Iraq is 1282928."

"And 2,674 recoveries were recorded during the same period," she added.

Tunisia has been facing, since days, a new wave of the Corona pandemic, after the exacerbation of local infections and the increase in the number of arrivals infected with the virus from abroad, which forced the authorities to close a number of cities in the internal governorates where the infection has spread significantly. The Governorate of Gabes (southeastern Tunisia) announced yesterday the closure of the cities of Hamma and al-Hamma al-Gharbiyya, with the intention of conducting active and intensive investigation procedures, and counting all infected cases and isolating them from the rest of the population, after the death of a woman in the Hamma delegation and the number of local injuries in the governorate reached 108 the day before yesterday. And, a group of cases of horizontal transmission of the emerging corona virus were recorded, including 20 infections among doctors and paramedical sectors.

In a communiqué on its official page, the governorate confirmed that the entry and exit process from these cities will be subject to a special license from the relevant security authorities, and that distribution routes for various basic materials will be secured to meet the citizens' needs. For his part, the head of the quarantine committee at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed Al-Rabhi, considered the health situation in the Gabes governorate as a warning to alert Tunisians to the need for vigilance. This comes at a time when the "Covid-19" epidemic injuries and deaths in Egypt continued at a low level, registering the lowest rates since last April. Today, 116 cases were recorded, while 17 deaths were recorded.

With the decline in the rate of injuries and deaths in the epidemic, the Egyptian Ministry of Interior announced, the day before yesterday, the return of visits to prisons, starting from August 22, after stopping them for nearly five months, as part of the state's measures to combat the spread of the "Covid-19" epidemic. The Ministry of Interior announced that the visits will be subject to prevention measures and social distancing, as each prison inmate will be allowed one visit per month, and the visit will be limited to one visitor only, with a commitment to wearing a medical mask, sterilization and temperature measurement, and the visit will not exceed 20 minutes. According to a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Health, the day before yesterday, "116 new cases that proved positive for laboratory analyzes of the virus were registered, as part of the necessary surveillance, investigation and examination procedures that the ministry conducts in accordance with the guidelines of the World Health Organization", and the statement pointed to the death of 17 new cases. The statement indicated that “977 recoveries of Corona virus have been discharged from hospitals, after receiving the necessary medical care and complete recovery, according to the guidelines of the World Health Organization.

Tunisia has been facing a new wave of the Corona pandemic since days.

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