Certain neighborhoods of Casablanca stand out for a flagrant disregard of the rules established by the Ministry of Health to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Social distancing trampled underfoot, mask poorly or not worn at all, overcrowding in markets, everything is in place to cause the infection rate to explode.
A large-scale screening campaign initiated by the Renault group has identified 32 covid-19 cases in its Casablanca plant, according to a press release from the group.
In Morocco, three new outbreaks of Covid-19 contamination have been discovered in three regions: Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Fès-Meknès and Casablanca-Settat.
The increase in cases of Covid-19 contamination is due to the non-compliance with safety rules by certain production units, observed the Moroccan Network for the Defense of the Right to Health and Life. The network calls on the competent authorities to take drastic measures against these factories in order to ensure the success of the gradual deconfinement that is announced.
In total, four coronavirus outbreaks were discovered in the city of Casablanca on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
At the end of April 2020, the counter shows 35 million quintals of wheat imported by Morocco. A precaution that is part of the concern to have a safety stock of cereals.
The famous Badr market in Casablanca , a hotbed of covid-19 infection, has been closed until further notice, Sunday, May 17, 2020.
The Ministry of Health stated on Saturday, May 16, that health safety measures have been strengthened at all sites of automobile manufacturers (Renault Tanger, Somaca Casablanca and PSA Kenitra), in order to protect the health of employees and promote a gradual resumption of industrial activity.
Taxi drivers in Casablanca are demanding screening for having inadvertently driven a covid-19 patient to the hospital without the required precautions. In unison, they all went to the nearest police station to voice their grievance.
A heinous crime shook the city of Casablanca on Monday. A young man was fatally stabbed, a few minutes before the breaking of the fast.
Seventeen people were arrested on Wednesday for dangerous driving of their motorcycles or cars. This was during a security operation carried out by the traffic police under the Casablanca police prefecture.
The epicenter of contamination for a few weeks now, the Casablanca-Settat region is dangerously approaching 2,000 confirmed cases of covid-19. To date, it has 1,896 confirmed cases, after the detection of 14 new cases out of the 29 contaminations nationwide, this Saturday at 10 a.m.