The sharp rise in cases of contamination leading to the closure of eight cities in Morocco has just killed the hopes of the seaside resorts in the North. They were counting on the summer holidays to regain a certain health.
1,283 new Covid-19 infections were recorded in Morocco in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health announced. Since early March, 28,500 people have been affected in the Kingdom.
Faced with the resurgence of Covid-19 cases, the municipality of Moulay Bousselham, north of the city of Kénitra, temporarily closed the beaches of Moulay Bousselham and Marja Zarqa on Monday.
A fake joint press release from the Ministries of the Interior and Health, written in Arabic, and announcing new restrictive measures or a new lockdown starting Monday, August 3, has been circulating on social media. This is not the case, reassures the Ministry of the Interior.
The attendance of the beaches of Rabat is subject to certain rules taken by the authorities to avoid contamination with Covid-19.
The resurgence of new cases in Fez , Tangier-Assilah has led to the tightening of measures under the state of health emergency. The government will apply new restrictive measures in these two prefectures this Wednesday, August 5.
Bus travel between Casablanca and Mohammedia has been suspended. The Alsa Al Baida company would have made this decision following the ban on entering and leaving eight cities in Morocco.
Eleven butchers tested positive for coronavirus the day after the celebration of Eid Al-Adha in Fez . Families who had requested their services for the ritual of slaughtering the sheep fear being contaminated in turn.
56 cafes in Témara have recently been closed by the authorities of the city. They are accused of not respecting the health instructions required for the maintenance of any economic activity.
The epidemiological situation in the city of Rabat has just turned red. The increase in cases of contamination in the last 24 hours has led to the quarantine of the city.
Fatima Bridle is a coronavirus survivor. After spending 141 days in the general hospital in Southampton, including 105 days on respiratory assistance, this 35-year-old Moroccan woman is returning home, cured, but with only one lung now.
Faced with the surge in cases of contamination, voices are rising to call for the adoption of urgent measures to avoid an uncontrollable epidemiological situation. This is the case of Dr. Tayeb Hamdi, a researcher in health policies and systems.