110 new positive cases were confirmed in Morocco in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected people to 7,133. With one new death in the last 24 hours, Morocco has 194 deaths, more than two months after the first case of covid-19 was recorded.
Moroccan exporters are preparing for the post-covid-19 crisis period. They met by videoconference to examine the logistical problems encountered during the coronavirus period.
Moroccan prisons will contribute to the fight against coronavirus, through the manufacture of protective masks. The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) announced on Tuesday the launch of a mask manufacturing project in production units within Moroccan prisons.
After several weeks of waiting, Spanish nationals stranded in Morocco will be able to return home starting Friday, May 22. This return will be by sea.
The results of a survey conducted by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) revealed that 53% of households would have difficulty if the confinement period were extended. The survey focused on "the impact of coronavirus on the economic, social and psychological situation of households".
The increase in cases of Covid-19 contamination is due to the non-compliance with safety rules by certain production units, observed the Moroccan Network for the Defense of the Right to Health and Life. The network calls on the competent authorities to take drastic measures against these factories in order to ensure the success of the gradual deconfinement that is announced.
Morocco wants to take the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic to the next level. Several mobile laboratories are now operational to carry out tests in remote areas.
The police arrested five young people, including two girls, who were smoking in broad daylight and in public in Marrakech. They are accused of violating Ramadan and confinement.
Dilemma for the Department of Water and Forests, concerned on the one hand by the protection of wild boars so that they do not roam the streets of Rabat, and on the other hand by the tranquility of the populations. Thus, it has innovated by replacing the traditional battues with the installation of movable traps, pending deconfinement.
The reaction of the authorities was eagerly awaited after the current PJD mayor changed the names of several streets in Temara. Mouh Rejdali had indeed chosen the names of Wahhabi preachers and sheikhs to name streets.
Belgium is slowly returning to normal life, after more than two months of lockdown. Even though the Belgian embassy in Morocco has announced that it has been able to repatriate 2,000 Belgians, this is not the case for Naziha and her husband Fouad, who have been stuck in Tangier since March 10. The couple is worried about their business left in the country, which is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Spaniards stranded in Morocco due to the coronavirus pandemic will finally be able to return home. The Spanish embassy in Morocco has chartered two new Tangier-Malaga ships for their repatriation.