Morocco’s COVID-19 cases surpass 70,000
Morocco registered 1,555 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the tally in the North African country since March 2 to 70,160, the health ministry said in a statement.
In addition, 37 new deaths were reported, pushing the death toll to 1,329.
The total recoveries increased by 1,446 to 53,929 in the last 24 hours, while more than 185 patients are in intensive care units.
China has helped Morocco in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
A batch of medical supplies donated by the government of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was transported on June 8 to Casablanca-Settat in Morocco.
On May 14, China Development Bank sent a batch of donation, including respirators and medical protective masks, to help Morocco fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
China’s Guizhou Province also donated 15,000 surgical gloves, 20,000 medical masks and 2,000 protective suits to help protect Moroccan medical workers fighting the pandemic.