Coronavirus cases in Morocco continue to rise but at a slower pace. Could this be the beginning of the much-awaited turnaround by the authorities? Since last night, 25 people have been infected with covid-19, for a total of 7,048.
The Minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Benchaâboun , called on Tuesday, May 19, for companies to resume their activities after Eid El Fitr. He was facing members of the House of Advisors who questioned him about the economic and financial measures planned by the government to mitigate the impact of the covid-19 health crisis.
In Morocco , the coronavirus has had a negative impact on the real estate sector. However, there is a positive note: the professional segment shows no concern in the medium or long term.
With 71 new confirmed cases, Morocco has crossed the symbolic 7,000 case mark (7,023 cases), more than two months after the first case was recorded. With these new figures, the kingdom is approaching stage 3 of the epidemic (10,000 positive cases).
In total, four coronavirus outbreaks were discovered in the city of Casablanca on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
The famous Badr market in Casablanca , a hotbed of covid-19 infection, has been closed until further notice, Sunday, May 17, 2020.
The attractiveness of the city of Marrakech, culturally and touristically, is unanimous. But after suffering the full brunt of the covid-19 health crisis, it will have to rebuild itself, and quickly.
Placed in quarantine in a hotel, following the coronavirus contamination of their colleague, employees of a supermarket in Rabat have tested negative and have been released.
Covid-19 is having a negative impact on the customer relations sector in Morocco , with a 30 to 40% drop in turnover in May and June. Otmane Serraj, president of the Moroccan Association of Customer Relations, which brings together 17 companies, including Teleperformance, Sitel, Majorel and Outsourcia, decodes the situation.
The determination to defeat Covid-19 inspires many young Moroccan inventors. This is the case of a young man from the city of Youssoufia who has developed an automatic hand sanitizer dispenser, at low cost and of high quality.
Real estate transactions are down 29.5% in Morocco. According to Bank Al-Magrhib and ANCFCC, the real estate asset price index (IPAI) fell year-on-year by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2020.
Air Arabia is imposing a 50% pay cut on its pilots. This reduction concerns the next three months (until July), and as expected, it is angering the pilots.