The government has just announced a series of restrictive health measures, including a national curfew from 9pm to 5am, a ban on travel to and from Casablanca, Marrakech and Agadir. These measures, which will come into effect on Tuesday, August 3 at 9pm, aim to control the Covid-19 pandemic.
On the orders of the wilaya of the Marrakech-Safi region, a hotel was closed for having organized a pool party, 12 restaurants suffered the same fate in Agadir . These establishments have trampled on the health measures enacted to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the kingdom.
Faced with the surge in Covid-19 cases in the Souss-Massa region, the managers of the Hassan II Regional Hospital Center have decided to further strengthen the health offer in Agadir. Thus, a second [field hospital], intended for the management of contamination cases, is currently under construction.
The most used mode of transport in the kingdom is the maritime mode with 91.4 million tons (MT), or 96.3% of the total exchanges carried out with the rest of the world. This is according to the annual report of the [Office des changes] on foreign trade for the year 2020.
The low-cost airline EasyJet has announced the launch, from the next winter season, of two routes to Agadir, departing from London-Luton and Glasgow.
Aziz Akhannouch, the Minister of Agriculture, who is also the president of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), will run in the upcoming municipal elections in Agadir , the capital of the Souss-Massa region.
As expected, the health crisis has major repercussions on the celebration of Eid Al Adha this year. Thus, 73% of Moroccans have decided to spend this period at home, abandoning the tradition of family visits or apartment rentals.
The Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam, 26 years old, is the first Moroccan and Arab athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July 26 to August 9. Appointed with the boxer Oumaima Belhabib, to be the flag bearers of the Moroccan delegation, he is aiming for gold.
TUI UK, the British branch of the German tour operator, has decided to cancel flights to Morocco and other destinations until August. The crisis due to the Coronavirus is to blame.
Despite the vaccination campaign and health measures, several Covid-19 cases were reported in a hotel in Agadir on Sunday, July 11. Nearly 80 people, including hotel staff members, tested positive.
399 individuals were arrested in Casablanca, Fez, Rabat, and Agadir, for their alleged involvement in cases of trafficking in high-tech electronic materials and tools used for cheating purposes during the normal and makeup sessions of the baccalaureate exam. They were all taken into custody.
Some 94,025 new cars were sold in Morocco in the first half of 2021, an increase of 16.4% compared to the same period in 2019. This was reported by the president of the Association of Automobile Importers in Morocco (AIVAM).