93 Covid-19 infections were recorded this Friday, July 17 in Morocco, according to the Minister of Health. Since the start of the epidemic, 16,638 people have been affected by the coronavirus in the Kingdom.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Belgium, like other European countries, has established a list of safe countries for its citizens. Morocco, despite its relatively stable epidemiological situation, is not on this list.
Royal Air Maroc has scheduled special flights as part of the partial reopening of borders. To clear up any confusion and put an end to information on the prices of its flights, the airline has communicated fixed rates for these special flights.
283 new Covid-19 infections were recorded in Morocco in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said, noting that since the beginning of March, 16,545 people have been affected in the country.
With the resurgence of infection clusters in certain professional units, four ministers of the government met on Tuesday with representatives of the General Confederation of Enterprises of Morocco (CGEM). They reminded private sector companies to order.
The government is active in preparing for Eid Al-Adha. In this perspective, all markets are open for the sale of livestock and a guide has been drawn up to specify all the preventive measures to be respected such as disinfection, respect for physical distancing and the wearing of masks.
The number of Covid-19 infections is still increasing in Morocco, according to the Ministry of Health. Since the report on Wednesday afternoon, 162 new cases have been reported, for a total of 16,424.
Philippe Parola, head of the infectious disease department at the IHU in Marseille, said that "most positive cases are people returning from the Maghreb and Africa". France is seriously concerned about a second wave of coronavirus.
The announcement of the re-confinement in Tanger on Monday, July 13 dashes the hopes of tourism professionals who were hoping to achieve significant sales figures during the summer period, in order to turn the page on the negative impact of the health crisis related to Covid-19 on the sector.
The Covid-19 exposure notification app "Wiqaytna" has only mobilized two million Moroccans. And for good reason.
Deconfinement should not be considered as a relaxation in compliance with the measures to fight the spread of Covid-19. Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb continues to call on the population to respect these established standards, for the well-being of all.
As part of the state of health emergency, the Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday that neighborhoods that do not comply with health measures and are likely to become new infection hotspots will be systematically closed and quarantined.