Morocco
Morocco Arrests 18 for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation, Including YouTuber and Preacher
Eighteen people have been arrested for spreading false information about COVID-19.
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Coronavirus in Morocco (Covid-19)
Morocco
Morocco's Telecom Giant Pays $330 Million Fine to COVID-19 Relief Fund
The 3.3 billion dirhams fine imposed on Maroc Telecom has been paid into the Special Fund against Coronavirus , created to limit the spread of this virus that is wreaking havoc in the world and in Morocco.
Morocco
Morocco Arrests 11 for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation Online
The dissemination of false information, in these times of stress related to the spread of the coronavirus, is severely punished. Eleven people, including four women, were arrested on Wednesday and Thursday evening by the judicial police elements of Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Jerada, El Hajeb, Tiznit, Biougra and Meknes.
Morocco
Morocco Embassy Aids 150 Nationals Stranded at Istanbul Airport
Moroccans stranded at Istanbul airport can count on the Moroccan embassy in Ankara. They have been accommodated in hotels, pending the stabilization of the situation.
Morocco
Société Générale Maroc Donates $11 Million to Morocco's COVID-19 Relief Fund
The Société Générale Maroc Group has just announced a contribution of 110 million dirhams to the Special Fund that will be dedicated to the management of the new coronavirus pandemic, launched by King Mohammed VI.
Morocco
Man Arrested for Fake COVID-19 Stunt and Threatening Public in Morocco
A repeat offender was arrested by the judicial police of El Jadida on Thursday for his alleged involvement in a case of public drunkenness. He is also suspected of threatening and participating in the production and dissemination of a video containing erroneous data about the new coronavirus pandemic.
Morocco
Moroccan Railway Office Donates 100 Million Dirhams to COVID-19 Fund
The special fund to fight the Coronavirus, set up on the instructions of King Mohammed VI, receives a 100 million DH support. This donation is to the credit of the National Railway Office (ONCF).
Morocco
Morocco Stockpiles Chloroquine Drug for Potential COVID-19 Treatment
In the eyes of the Moroccan authorities, chloroquine could be a cure for the coronavirus. The Ministry of Health has purchased stocks of nivaquine, an antimalarial drug based on chloroquine, produced by the French group, Sanofi, in its Casablanca factories.
Morocco
Morocco Considers Prisoner Release to Curb COVID-19 Spread in Overcrowded Jails
The Moroccan Observatory of Prisons (OMP) has called for the protection of the prison population by the release of certain categories of detainees to prevent their contamination by the coronavirus. In a statement, it recommends that the authorities extend the "exceptional" measures to prisons, in order to release prisoners due to be released in March 2020 earlier.
Morocco
Morocco's Coronavirus Fund Surpasses $2.7 Billion in Record Donations
The special fund ordered by King Mohammed VI on March 15 to contain the effects of the coronavirus on the economy has raised record donations, over 27 billion dirhams in just three days.
Morocco
Moroccan Police Refute Viral Videos Claiming to Show Coronavirus Victims
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has once again taken the field to denounce misleading publications accompanying certain videos and images, circulated on social networks, showing unconscious people on public roads.
Morocco
Private Schools in Morocco Face Backlash Over Tax Exemption Request
The lobby of private schools has demanded from the head of government the suppression of deductions from the National Social Security Fund, as well as an exemption from the penalties provided for in the event of late payment of taxes. The request has scandalized Moroccans who have expressed their anger on social networks.