The Moroccan Ministry of Health announced today Tuesday the confirmation of the first infection of the new Coronavirus variant in the Port of Tangier.

The person concerned is a Moroccan man traveling from Ireland on a ship departed from Marcilia Port.

The Ministry further added that the man doesn’t show any symptoms and he is currently in quarantine in Casablanca and the other passengers have been dealt with according to protocol.

It’s worth noting that following the continuous update of the national health protocol for Covid-19 pandemic especially concerning monitoring infections, Morocco has adopted new measures for early detection and restriction of any Covid-19 variant cases. In addition to that, Morocco has updated measures of dealing with infected cases according to the national and international infection status.

The Ministry of Health promises to keep citizens updated and communicate all latest news as it has been doing since the beginning of this pandemic.

The Ministry further notifies citizens to abide by the preventive measures and follow wholeheartedly measures implemented by Morocco.

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First case of H1N2 virus infection reported on Wednesday, November 4^th by Canadian Health authorities. H1N2 is a rare strain of swine flu not to be confused with H1N1.

Health officials detected the infection in Albertans after a patient displayed symptoms of the seasonal flu. He quickly recovered after he had been tested and treated.

The case is considered the first and only one in the country during this flu season and there is no risk of contamination so far.

Health officials are investigating the source of the virus to check that it hasn’t spread further.

The H1N2 virus is not transmissible to humans via eating pork or other pig related products, officials confirmed.

H1N2, a rare type of flu in humans, is typically acquired from exposure to infected pigs and is not known to spread easily among humans. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Tweeted.

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