
Morocco Ramps Up COVID-19 Testing, Reaches 17,500 Daily Screenings
Morocco is stepping up its fight against coronavirus. The kingdom now exceeds 17,500 screening tests per day in the 24 national laboratories, according to the Minister of Health.

Morocco is stepping up its fight against coronavirus. The kingdom now exceeds 17,500 screening tests per day in the 24 national laboratories, according to the Minister of Health.

Morocco recorded 73 new infections this Sunday at 6 p.m. The total number of infections now stands at 8,224.

With 4,910,594 passengers recorded at the end of March 2020, air traffic in Morocco fell by 12%, according to the quarterly data from the National Airports Office (ONDA) .

Morocco has just received a new aid, more precisely a loan, to help it cope with the consequences of the coronavirus.

The National Railway Office (ONCF) is mobilizing to put in place special procedures and barrier gestures at the level of the stations, in preparation for the resumption of its activities following the health crisis of the coronavirus.

A few days before the end of confinement, ready-to-wear stores regret being forgotten by the local authorities. They are eagerly awaiting the green light from the Moroccan authorities to resume their activities.

The external borders of the European Union could gradually reopen as early as early July, once all the COVID-19 control posts installed at the internal borders have been lifted. This is the essence of what can be retained from the meeting of the European Interior Ministers, held on Friday by videoconference.

The Director of Planning and Financial Resources at the Ministry of Health, Abdelouahab Belmadani, on Friday, June 5, reviewed the expenses incurred as part of the management of the covid-19 special fund.

Many Moroccan employees went to private clinics in Casablanca to take COVID-19 screening tests before returning to work. To their great surprise, they were asked to pay 4,000 DH for a single test.

A team of Moroccan academics has succeeded in deciphering the genome of the SARS-COV-19 virus, which arrived in Morocco in late March-early April of this year.

Since last night, Morocco has recorded 26 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number nationwide to 8,177 since the beginning of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health announced.

The Regional Directorate of Health of the Oriental region announced that five cases of coronavirus contamination were detected among Moroccans repatriated from Algeria.