The Ministry of Health received, on Saturday, May 9, a second shipment of FFP2 masks at the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. A donation from the Al Mada Foundation, these masks, intended for health personnel on the front line in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic, were manufactured in China according to the highest standards of quality and hygiene.
After a few weeks of freezing, the SDL in charge of mobility in Casablanca, signs its return by launching a series of tenders related to lines 3 and 4 of the tramway and the 2 lines in BHNS (high-level bus service) mode. These are decisive contracts that will mark the start of the work on the lines.
Faced with the crisis related to the covid-19 pandemic in Morocco, the State wants to assume its responsibilities. With the support of the banks, the government has decided to bear the interest generated by the deferral of installments.
The management of the Mohammed VI University Hospital Center (CHU) in Marrakech refutes the "erroneous" information and statements published on certain social networks about a video of a woman claiming to be infected with covid-19.
While they should see a decline in order to hope for a deconfinement, infections are on the rise again in Morocco. 163 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were recorded in the kingdom during the night from Sunday to Monday.
Following the authorization granted to some breeders to sell their livestock in compliance with preventive measures, 12 weekly markets reopened their doors on Sunday, May 10, in the regions least affected by covid-19. These markets had remained closed since the entry into force of the state of health emergency.
The Moroccan market is coveted by many companies around the world. "Helium Health", a Nigerian startup specializing in technological solutions for the healthcare sector in West Africa, wants to expand its activities to Morocco this year. The company is taking steps to make this dream a reality.
Sub-Saharan migrants affected by the COVID-19 health crisis in Casablanca and Rabat will receive, on Monday, May 11, 4,000 food kits and 40,000 masks from the National Solidarity Institute with Women (INSAF), a Moroccan association chaired by Meriem Othmani .
While she was taking a morning walk around a motorhome parking area in Taroudant , a French tourist was attacked with a knife by a man who is said to have psychiatric problems. Since then, the medical repatriation of this sexagenarian from Neuville-de-Poitou has proven complicated due to the lockdown.
The new COVID-19 report in Morocco shows 6,063 confirmed cases (+153), 2,554 recoveries, 188 deaths, 59,861 excluded cases and 3,321 active cases. According to the Ministry of Health, the case fatality rate, after a downward trend, is stable at 3.1% with 188 people deceased since March 2, the date of the first recorded case.
Covid-19 infections are also affecting children. In Morocco, more than 500 children under the age of 14 have been confirmed positive since the first case was recorded.
Severely impacted by the covid-19 crisis, the real estate sector in Morocco is experiencing its hours of uncertainty with the evolution of the pandemic. Faced with the concern related to the post-covid period, an expert in the field, William Simoncelli, director and founder of the real estate agency "Carré Immobilier", takes stock and shares his future vision of the sector.