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Moroccan Phosphate Giant OCP Reports First Coronavirus Case at Casablanca Site

The Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) is affected by the coronavirus. A first case has just been recorded.

By Sébastien A.
Moroccan Phosphate Giant OCP Reports First Coronavirus Case at Casablanca Site

"An employee of the Casablanca site, who was suffering from mild flu-like symptoms, has been confirmed positive for the virus," says an internal email sent to OCP employees on Monday, March 16, 2020. As a precaution, people who have been in contact with this person are asked to stay at home.

The person infected with the coronavirus is in a stable and reassuring state of health. "As a precaution, most of the headquarters staff have been teleworking since this [Monday] morning, reducing the workforce to the bare minimum," it is specified.

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