Minister Nouzha Bouchareb went last Friday to meet with representatives of professional organizations in the housing and urban planning sectors in the Fez-Meknes region. The aim is to reflect on ways and means to enable a post-Covid-19 relaunch of this sector on the brink of the abyss.
The resurgence of coronavirus cases is worrying the health authorities. During a press conference on Monday, July 27, the Minister of Health addressed the epidemiological situation in the country.
A few days after resuming their activities, shops, cafes, restaurants... in the city of Fez were ordered to close on Monday by the Ministry of the Interior.
Faced with the worrying spread of Covid-19 cases, the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water has once again called on citizens and professionals to strictly respect the barrier measures established as part of the fight against the pandemic.
Teachers and civil servants are exempt from the physical signing of exit reports. This was decided by the Ministry of National Education.
As Aid Al-Adha and the seasonal flu approach, Health Minister Khalid Aït Taleb fears a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Morocco could be locked down again.
609 new Covid-19 infections were recorded in Morocco in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said, noting that since last March, 20,887 people have been affected in the country.
The strategies to be adopted in order to support the investments of Moroccans Residing Abroad (MRE) were at the heart of a working session between the Delegate Minister in charge of Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nezha El Ouafi, and a delegation from the "13th region" of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) in charge of Moroccan entrepreneurs in the world (MeM by CGEM). This delegation, led by its president, Karim Amour, reported on the potential of MREs and their determination to support the major reform projects in Morocco.
The Moroccan authorities have prohibited, from Sunday, July 26 at midnight, movements to and from the cities of Tangier, Tetouan, Fez, Meknes, Casablanca, Berrechid, Settat and Marrakech due to the resurgence of the coronavirus.
With the non-compliance with barrier gestures by Moroccans, the risk of a second wave of the Covid-19 health crisis in Morocco is high, if not inevitable.
Economic recovery and the imperative to build a "social state" are imposing themselves on the kingdom, severely shaken by the health crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic, like several other countries in the world. To meet these challenges that require significant resources, economist Yasser Tamsamani has identified new financing channels.
The Minister of Health has just called on Moroccans to show more "maturity" and "responsibility" in the face of the very sensitive health situation in the kingdom due to the Covid-19 pandemic, especially on the eve of the celebration of the Feast of Sacrifice.