
COVID-19 Lockdown Leaves Moroccan Sex Workers Without Income
The consequences of COVID-19 are sparing no sector of activity. Prostitutes find themselves unemployed and without income due to the lockdown.

The consequences of COVID-19 are sparing no sector of activity. Prostitutes find themselves unemployed and without income due to the lockdown.

The Ministry of National Education has announced in a press release that it plans to use the Microsoft Teams collaborative service to allow students enrolled in private schools to follow their courses remotely through virtual classrooms.

With 2.7% of GDP, Morocco ranks fourth in the global ranking of economies that have devoted a significant budget to the fight against coronavirus. This is indicated by the study report on the impacts of coronavirus on the Moroccan economy carried out by the commercial section of the EU economic delegation.

The public prosecutor’s office has so far initiated proceedings against 56 individuals for publishing false information about the spread of the new coronavirus (covid-19).

Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the PSA group has implemented reinforced health measures in order to create the conditions for a secure and gradual resumption of activities. Is the French manufacturer’s plant in Morocco also affected?

The print media is being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The reason is the decision of the Ministry of Culture to suspend the publication and distribution of print media.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said that Morocco "is pleased with the trust" of the European Union, which has provided immediate support of 150 million euros to the special fund for the management of the covid-19 pandemic, created on the initiative of King Mohammed VI .

The number of new confirmed cases in Morocco is now 402 after the identification, this Saturday, of 69 people tested positive for the coronavirus.

Several low-income families in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region have received food aid. This, in order to help them alleviate the difficulties related to the state of emergency declared a few days ago in Morocco.

Moroccans are developing an increased interest in television during this period marked by confinement due to the coronavirus. Their television consumption has thus increased in recent days.

The decision of Royal Air Maroc (RAM) to make deductions from the net monthly salary of its workers is causing waves. The Moroccan Association of Airline Pilots (AMPL) is already expressing its disagreement.

The players of the national futsal team have all tested negative for COVID-19, after traveling with a passenger carrying the coronavirus , returning from a tournament in Croatia.