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Police in Morocco arrested more than 4,300 people over the weekend for flouting emergency measures to slow the spread of coronavirus, AFP reports.
Since imposing the lockdown on 19 March, authorities have arrested 28,701 people across the North African country, 15,545 of whom have been referred to court after being held in custody, according to the country’s national security force DGSN.
Penalties for violating measures in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease include up to three months in jail and fines of up to 1,300 dirhams ($130), or both. Apart from those with a permit to work, all Moroccans are confined to their homes. Face masks are mandatory for anyone out in public.
President retweets ‘Fire Fauci’ message and accused of ‘third grade name-calling’ for attack on Fox host in middle of coronavirus pandemic
Donald Trump has stoked speculation that he intends to sack his top immunologist, Dr Anthony Fauci, from the White House coronavirus task force by retweeting a post from a failed Republican congressional candidate that included the hashtag “#FireFauci”, although his doing so would surely provoke a major backlash.
The president otherwise spent his Easter Sunday firing out angry tweets against the media, laying into Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and being accused of “third grade name-calling” for his trouble, as he told Americans he was “working hard to expose” press coverage he disputes regarding his response to the current crisis, the proclamation coming as the US death toll from Covid-19 passed 22,000.
5G protesters sabotage Dutch phone towers
Opponents of the rollout of a new 5G data network have damaged and set alight several towers in the Netherlands. Activists have expressed concerns over possible health risks and privacy violations.
Protesters targeted a number of cellular broadcasting towers throughout the Netherlands to oppose the new 5G telecommunications network, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Saturday.
Towers in Rotterdam, Liessel, Beesd and Nuenen were severely damaged by fire, Rob Bongelaar told the newspaper. Bongelaar is director of The Monet Foundation, an association that oversees the placement of cell towers and coordinates with state governments on behalf of network operators including KPN, T-Mobile and Vodafone.
'In South Korea, patients cured of Covid-19 have tested positive later,' FM says
In an interview with FRANCE 24, South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha discussed her country’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has earned plaudits from around the globe. With around 10,000 coronavirus cases and a little more than 200 deaths to date, South Korea has avoided the high level of fatalities seen in many other countries. However, Kang warned that some patients in South Korea who had been cured of Covid-19 have "tested positive" a few days later. She also confirmed that South Korea would send some 600,000 testing kits to the US.
Beijing faces a diplomatic crisis after reports of mistreatment of Africans in China causes outrage
Updated 1008 GMT (1808 HKT) April 13, 2020
Beijing is facing a diplomatic crisis in Africa after reports of alleged coronavirus-related discrimination against African nationals in China sparked widespread anger across the continent.
African students and expatriates in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou were last week subject to forced coronavirus testing and arbitrary 14-day self-quarantine, regardless of recent travel history, amid heightened fears of imported infections.
Libya's GNA says it shot down Haftar jets
Internationally recognised gov't said it brought down three aircraft and launched drone attacks on Haftar's forces
Libya's internationally recognised government has said it shot down two fighter jets and a helicopter belonging to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, as two civilians were killed in the capital in rocket attacks.
The Government of National Accord (GNA) said on Sunday it brought down the three aircraft east of the Mediterranean city of Misrata.
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