Morocco has been removed from the list of countries exempt from travel restrictions in the European area, due to the resurgence of Covid-19 cases. However, this decision does not concern European Union citizens and their families, long-term residents and students.
The free Covid-19 screening tests for Moroccan parliamentarians are causing outrage on social media.
Covid-19 has infected 1,241 more people in the last 24 hours in Morocco, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health, bringing the total since the start of the coronavirus epidemic to 37,935.
Cafes in the Kingdom have been ordered not to broadcast any Botola matches. With this decision, the authorities want to avoid cases of contamination that could be caused by the crowds that gather in these places to experience the atmosphere of these sporting events, with total disregard for preventive measures.
The management of Arriyadia , the sports channel in Morocco, was forced to close its recording studios, following the discovery of a case of Covid-19 contamination among the staff.
The Morocco Rally scheduled to be held at the beginning of October has been canceled due to the coronavirus. The organizers have invited the competitors to the Andalusia rally, which will take place even if the conditions are particular due to the global health crisis.
The Moroccan popular music artist Abderrazak Baba died on Tuesday afternoon at the Mohammed VI University Hospital in Marrakech, after testing positive for the coronavirus.
The official mascot of the city of Ifrane is participating in the fight against coronavirus. The famous Lion, sculpted in granite, wears a blue mask edged in white, to invite the inhabitants to follow in his footsteps in order to drive the virus out of the city.
Asymptomatic patients with coronavirus can be treated and cared for at home. The announcement was made by the coordinator of the National Public Health Emergency Operations Center at the Ministry of Health, Mouad Mrabet, on Tuesday, during the weekly statement on the epidemiological situation in the Kingdom.
23 deaths were recorded from Tuesday to Wednesday in Morocco , bringing the number of people who have succumbed to Covid-19 to 556 since the beginning of March last.
The epidemiological situation in Morocco has disrupted the travel plans of several dual nationals. French-Moroccans have been forced to cancel their summer vacations in the country.
The protective masks used against the coronavirus have been tested. 14 of them were the subject of a comparative study, at the end of which Science Advances noted that bandanas and fleece neck warmers are the least effective.