From Morocco World News, Morocco will soon have completely domestic ventilators and thermometers.
From the Egypt Independent, according to Information Minister Ossama Heikal, a complete curfew to confront the coronavirus is still possible.
From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi observes Orphan's Day.
From Arutz Sheva, two coronavirus-positive residents of Eilat, Israel are forcibly quarantined.
From The Times Of Israel, quarantined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Blue and White leader Benny Gantz make progress toward forming a unity government.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman reportedly disobeyed his ministry's health guidelines before contracting the coronavirus.
From YNetNews, Israel seals off the city of Bnei Brak due to the coronavirus.
From The Syrian Observer, the Civil Defense agency sterilizes 1,500 public facilities in the Syrian province of Idleb. (The province's name is also spelled "Idlib".)
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's health ministry allows outpatients with the coronavirus to be prescribed azithromycin and either chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine.
From Rûdaw, with oil prices falling, how will Iraq pay its bills?
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey announces a partial curfew for people under 20 years old.
From Turkish Minute, a veteran Turkish journalist is arrested for a Tweet mocking President Erdoğan's coronavirus donation campaign. (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From The New Arab, Saudi Arabia bans non-Saudis from driving for Uber.
From the Saudi Gazette, people who have the coronavirus in Saudi Arabia and disobey government instructions could face hefty fines and jail sentences.
From IranWire, Iran blames the Jews.
From Dawn, a mob manhandles police officers trying to enforce coronavirus restrictions in Karachi, Pakistan.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistani federal and provincial governments decide to quarantine all members of Tableeghi Jamaat. (This organization, whose name may also be spelled "Tablighi Jamaat", is an Islamic missionary movement. See yesterday's links to Indian sources and two of today's Indian-sourced links below.)
From Pakistan Today, Pakistani authorities re-arrest four men acquitted of the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. (What is this "protection from double jeopardy" you speak of?)
From Khaama Press, according to an opinion column, the Hindu and Sikh communities in Afghanistan should be protected, not lost.
From The Hans India, according to India's health ministry, all 42 coronavirus hotspots in the country have been identified.
From the Hindustan Times, 600 (and counting) foreign members of Tablighi Jamaat are found hiding in Delhi, India.
From India Today, how people in the largest slum in Asia, Dharavi in Mumbai, are fighting the coronavirus.
From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh expands its coronavirus testing.
From the Daily Mirror, according to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, people of all religions could face difficulties due to the coronavirus.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa warns against fake news on social media. (Sri Lanka's president and prime minister share a common name. I don't know if they're related.)
From Maldives Insider, Maldivian aviation authorities close domestic airports to overnight commercial operations.
From Swarajya, video surfaces of an Islamic preacher in the Indian state of West Bengal praying for a very large number of Indians to die from the coronavirus.
From TimesNowNews, policemen in the Indian state of Karnataka are pelted with stones when they object to a large gathering at a mosque.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia plans to bring electricity to 433 remote villages.
From The Straits Times, Singapore confirms 65 new coronavirus cases and identifies three new clusters.
From the Borneo Post, 122 more patients in Malaysia recover from the coronavirus.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia has enough rice to last between four and six months.
From The Mainichi, Japan extends by three months the deadline for foreigners to extend their stays in the country.
And from Gatestone Institute, China has reportedly sent a lot of defective medical equipment to Europe.
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