A French tourist tests positive for coronavirus in Morocco

The third confirmed coronavirus case in Morocco was announced, Tuesday, by the Health Ministry. The patient is a French tourist who arrived in Marrakech on Saturday.

The tourist showed respiratory symptoms on Sunday, before he went to the hospital to get checked, the health Ministry said in press release. The medical staff quickly suspected his infection and made him undergo the tests. The patient tested positive for coronavirus at the Institut Pasteur-Maroc.

The patient is currently being treated in an isolation unit at a hospital in Marrakech, where he will be taken care of in accordance with the sanitary procedures in place, the Ministry said, adding that his condition is «stable».

For the record, the first and second confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded last week in Morocco. The two patients are two Moroccans who travelled to Italy, the epicenter of the virus in Europe.