HEALTH

                  Their eyes are tired, their cheekbones rubbed raw from protective masks, they don't smile. The doctors and nurses on the front line of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy are almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves and hairnets, the flimsy battle armor donned at the start of each shift as the only barrier to contagion. Associated press photographers fanned out on Friday to photograph them during rare breaks from hospital intensive care units in the Lombardy region cities of Bergamo, Brescia and Rome, in each case, doctors, nurses and paramedics posed in front of forest green surgical draps, the bland backdrop of their sterile wards. Friday was a bad day in Italy as registered the most deaths since the country's outbreak had exploded five weeks earlier, adding 969 more victims to raise the world's highest COVID-19 toll to more than 9,000 which makes Italy surpassed China in total confirmed cases, stands beh...

        The Italian region of Lombardy has introduced stricter measures in a bid to tackle the spread of Coronavirus, under the new rules announced late on Saturday, sport and physical activity outside, even individually, is banned. Using vending machines is forbidden, the move comes as Italy reported nearly 800 Coronavirus deaths on Saturday March 21 and saw its toll for the past month reach 4,825 as the highest in the world, deaths from COVID-19 have exceeded those reported in china, Lombardy is the worst affected region in the country with 3,095 deaths, the region's President Attilio Fontana announced the new measures in a statement, Business have been asked to close all operations excluding essential supply chains, work on building sites will be stopped apart from those working on hospitals, roads and railways, all open air weekly markets have been suspended. Across Italy there have been 53,578 total cases to date with about 6,000 people having recovered, Lom...

ADVICE AND INFORMATION ABOUT CORONA VIRUS:  Symptoms of Corona Virus : The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, fatigue and dry cough. Some patients experience pain, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are generally mild and appear gradually, some people although infected, have no symptoms and feel good. Most "around 80%" people recover without needing any special treatment, about one in six people with the disease have more severe symptoms, including dyspnea. Seniors and those with other health conditions " High blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes" are more likely to have severe symptoms, anyone who has a fever, cough and has trouble breathing should see a doctor. COVID-19 spread: COVID-19 is transmitted be people with the virus. The disease can be spread from person to another through respiratory droplets expelled from the nose or mouth when a person coughs or sneezes. Theses droplets can be found on object...

Corona Virus: Trump closes the United States to foreigners from Europe. US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the suspension for 30 days of entry into the United States for travelers who have recently stayed in Europe, except for  American citizens, a draconian measure supposed to stem the Corona Virus pandemic that triggered a new storm in the markets. Said Donald Trump in a solemn address - at times confused - from the White House Oval Office " I have decided to take strong but necessary action to protect the health and well-being of all Americans. To prevent new cases from entering our country, i will suspend all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days" He added deploring the fact that the European Union has not taken "the same precautions".  This measure, which will take effect Friday at midnight Washington time (04:00 GMT Saturday), will not affect the United Kingdom, said the Republican billionaire. It will apply to a...

CORONA VIRUS IMPROVES HYGIENE AND HEALTH HABITS AMONG MOROCCANS: Concerns about the transmission of the Corona Virus have caused a large group of Moroccan consumers to purchase sterilizers for cleaning hands and showers from shops, shopping malls and pharmacies, the high demand for these products contributed to the slight increase in prices in addition the disappearance of some of them temporarily, due to the lack of additional quantities destined for sale to the consumer in these stores. A group of Moroccan companies operating in the production of cleaning materials intended for personal use, have remedied the situation by raising the pace of production in response to the increasing demand for their products, The president of the Moroccan association of consumer rights, explained that the demand for the cleaning products made from alcohol and iodine, after the outbreak of Corona Virus in the world and the registration of a group of limited cases in Morocco, indicates the changing...

The Ministry of Health announces to public opinion that the second case in which it was registered with the COVID-19 virus in the city of Casablanca has passed away this morning, Tuesday March 10 2020 at 12:45. The matter is related to the woman's age she's 89 years old and she was suffering from chronic diseases of the respiratory system, heart, arteries and other diseases. After recording the first death from corona virus in Morocco, the Epidemiology Directorate held a clarifying press meeting the same day, in its headquarters in the capital Rabat. Muhammad Al-Youbi director of epidemics at the Ministry of Health, said that the elderly woman who had been announced as a second case had died after her critical condition. He added that the woman died despite the efforts of the medical staff, which is composed of professors from the Faculty of Medicine from a group of specialties due to the fact that she suffers from several diseases in addition to the age factor. Al-Youbi ...