The week that is coming to an end has been marked by a series of concerns raised by the media about a shortage of protective masks in Morocco. The Minister of Industry and Trade, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, dispelled the concerns about the issue during his appearance on the 2M television news on Wednesday evening.
The Head of Government has taken it upon himself to report to the heads of the political parties represented in parliament on the actions taken since the first case of contamination was declared in Morocco. The meeting was held remotely on Wednesday.
A Moroccan stranded in Bilbao, Spain, addressed the authorities of his country, praising the remarkable efforts deployed to curb the covid-19 pandemic.
The Casablanca-Settat region is the most affected by the coronavirus in Morocco, according to data from the Ministry of Health. To reverse the trend, the regional authorities are mobilizing to take strong action.
The Ministry of Health has launched sampling screening in factories and prisons, in an attempt to fight the covid-19 contamination outbreaks that have been developing in these units in recent days.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita affirmed, on Thursday, April 23, that his call center received more than 48,000 communications between March 15 and April 17, a period marked by the health crisis.
Affected by the covid-19 crisis, more than half of the companies in Morocco have permanently or temporarily stopped their activities.
Morocco has imposed a night curfew for Ramadan, thus strengthening the containment measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus. However, a list of Moroccans authorized to circulate exceptionally has been established.
The Ministry of Health has just launched a major recruitment wave to strengthen its workforce. It is looking for more than a thousand profiles with diverse skills, including 300 doctors.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate in Morocco. The toll rises to 3,889 confirmed cases this Saturday, April 25, 2020.
The detection of new outbreaks of infection across the territory is not likely to facilitate the fight against the spread of Covid-19.
The Board of Directors of the National Railway Office (ONCF) was held on Thursday, April 23, 2020, by videoconference, in the presence of Abdelkader Amara , Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water. It emerges that the Office has been hit hard by Covid-19.