
Moroccan Notaries Face 96% Drop in Activity Amid Real Estate Slowdown
"Notarial activity has recorded a 96% drop and only 3,500 deeds have been drawn up between March 20 and May 20," says Adil El Bitar, notary and PAM (opposition) parliamentarian.

"Notarial activity has recorded a 96% drop and only 3,500 deeds have been drawn up between March 20 and May 20," says Adil El Bitar, notary and PAM (opposition) parliamentarian.

In two months, private clinics have lost one billion dirhams. The coronavirus pandemic will have caused, for the same period, clinics, pharmacies and medical practices, a drop of 85% in their turnover.

On the occasion of the resumption of economic activities, a communication kit on health prevention measures has been made available to merchants and industrialists. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

14 people were arrested in Azemmour. They would have consumed hot drinks inside a cafe, thus violating the state of health emergency. Referred on Wednesday before the prosecutor of the king of El Jadida, they are prosecuted in a state of provisional release.

Although she was supposed to appear this Thursday for a confrontation with Soltana, her accuser, Dounia Batma will have to wait longer. The trial has been postponed to July 9.

Closed to the world for nearly three months, Morocco has decided to gradually ease its lockdown measures. The strict and rigorous restrictions imposed in some high-risk cities are criticized by the residents.

One person died and 44 were infected with the coronavirus (8,581 in total), the Ministry of Health said at its press conference on the covid-19 situation in Morocco.

Although it was expected on June 15, the date for the resumption of international flights is now known. The new Notam (message to air navigators) sets the resumption for July 10.

The South Korean biopharmaceutical company Genexine Inc. announced on Thursday that it has obtained authorization in the United States to conduct clinical trials for its potential COVID-19 drug.

Three Royal Air Maroc flights repatriated on Wednesday 310 Moroccans, including 10 babies, stranded in southern Spain. Those who benefit from this humanitarian operation are people in precarious health, elderly or who no longer have means of subsistence.

After more than three months of suspension of its activities, the players in the tourism sector are preparing for the resumption. A roadmap has been put in place aimed at the takeoff of the sector through the preservation of employment, skills and the capacities of professionals with sustained attention to domestic tourism.

The number of coronavirus infections has increased since this morning in Morocco, according to the Ministry of Health. Since last night, 29 new cases have been reported.