Several personalities had to spend their confinement in Morocco, following the closure of borders decided to fight against the spread of the coronavirus. This is the case of Paloma Picasso who spent her quarantine in her luxurious villa in Marrakech .
More than 2 months after the suspension of its activities, Royal Air Maroc has just updated its offers. Objective: to seduce customers again and allow them to book flights with complete peace of mind.
Contrary to the information relayed by some electronic media including Bladi.net , the Director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed Lyoubi, declared on Tuesday that he had not resigned from his position and was not in conflict with the minister Khalid Aït Taleb .
Morocco is beginning its gradual deconfinement starting this week. The services of the Royal Gendarmerie and the national security have begun to ease the restrictive measures put in place as part of the state of health emergency.
Morocco has recorded 26 new infections with the new coronavirus ( covid-19 ) since last night, according to the Ministry of Health. Since the start of the epidemic in March, 7,859 people have been affected by the virus.
The pace of coronavirus screening in the workplace is accelerating. This operation is part of the measures taken for the resumption of economic activities and the avoidance of a new wave of contamination during the period of gradual deconfinement.
The resumption of air traffic is not yet known in Morocco. It will only be announced the day after the deconfinement, scheduled for June 10, contrary to certain rumors that put forward the date of June 15.
While Morocco and Tunisia are deploying massive resources to effectively manage the health crisis related to the coronavirus, Algeria is lagging behind. The country is not able to decree a gradual deconfinement like its neighbors.
Morocco’s leadership in the fight against coronavirus has been recognized and praised for several weeks by other countries, international organizations, magazines and many others. The latest is the French magazine slate.fr which wrote on Monday that in "the fight against covid-19, Morocco has shown itself to be "exemplary" and has been able to react with efficiency and innovation".
The Ministry of Health has launched a mobile application for notification of exposure to covid-19 called "Wiqaytna", thus strengthening the existing contact tracing system.
A few more days and Morocco will start the much-awaited deconfinement by the population who, since March 20, has been subject to a restriction on all kinds of travel. And even if this restriction is lifted on June 10, football clubs will still have to wait before starting training sessions.
The government has decided to organize the BAC exams while respecting the restrictive measures issued by the health authorities. In this regard, more than 15 gymnasiums will be selected in Rabat to host the 2019-2020 baccalaureate exams, exceptionally scheduled for July due to the covid-19 pandemic.