WHILE many patrons of pubs and public transport around the world have been less than adherent of called to practice "social distancing" in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a photo of patients visiting a Moroccan pharmacy has gone viral as they lined up outside the store.
The shoppers (pictured below) outside a Casablanca pharmacy have unwittingly become internet sensations for following World Health Organization (WHO) advice for people to maintain a safe distance from one another to limit the spread of the virus.
The north African nation has 28 confirmed cases of the virus, including 10 new cases confirmed yesterday,with the majority originating from Europe.
The country's Minister for Transport and Logistics, Abdelkader Amara, has been identified as one of the new cases.
Morocco has reported one fatality linked to the virus to date.
The Ministry of Health has reported that all new patients were stable and their condition was not deemed to be "worrying".
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