True/False Information Regarding Coronavirus in Morocco

29 March 2020 Printable Version

Rabat - The coronavirus, which has claimed thousands of lives around the world, is causing a flood of fake news broadcast on social networks. MAP is sorting out the lies from the truth, for a better awareness.

The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts 2,161 cases in Morocco on April 20. FALSE

Agadir has been declared a red zone. FALSE

The new coronavirus (Covid-19) has a diameter of about 400-500 nm. Any type of mask can stop it. FALSE

The virus is not heat resistant. It dies out if exposed to temperatures of 26-27°C. FALSE

13 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Morocco, bringing the total number of cases to 450. TRUE

Local contaminations represent 59% of all cases, compared to 41% for imported cases. TRUE

The operationalisation, from Monday 30 March, of the measures taken by banks to support and assist households and businesses directly affected by the consequences of the coronavirus. TRUE

Arrest of two girls aged 21 and 22 on suspicion of spreading false information about suspected cases of infection with the new coronavirus. TRUE

Finance minister of the Hesse region (Germany), Thomas Schaefer, "deeply concerned" about the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the economy, committed suicide. TRUE.