The special fund set up to manage the coronavirus pandemic benefits from the mobilization and contribution of large Moroccan groups. With the tidy sum of 3 billion dirhams, the OCP group has contributed to help overcome this virus.
The Moroccan police are conducting tracking operations against dishonest merchants during this period marked by the spread of the coronavirus in the kingdom.
As part of the preventive policy implemented by the Moroccan authorities to curb the Coronavirus epidemic, a battery of measures had been announced on Monday, March 16, by the Ministry of the Interior , aimed at better managing public transport, all categories combined.
The Franco-Moroccan comedian, Gad Elmaleh , sent a message of solidarity (in Darija) to Moroccans. He took the opportunity to warn about the seriousness of the situation.
The spread of the coronavirus would have prompted the authorities to declare a state of emergency. In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior denied these allegations and called on citizens to remain calm and not succumb to panic.
Five new cases tested positive in Morocco on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, bringing the number of infected patients to 54.
The health crisis the world is going through is giving free rein to certain behaviors, including fake news and scams of all kinds. The Directorate General of Information Systems Security of the National Defense Administration is warning the public against cybercriminals who are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to spread a phishing campaign through a "ransomware".
The spread of COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on the economy of companies in the tourism and textile sectors. To address this, the economic monitoring committee has authorized two initial relief measures for these two sectors.
On Wednesday, March 18 at the Marrakech airport, as in Agadir or Tangier, it was a flurry of activity. 34 residents of Oyonnax, after a long wait, were able to take off for France. They are part of the 20,000 tourists surprised by the closure of Morocco’s borders due to the global health crisis.
Buses, taxis and tramways are subject to systematic disinfection and passenger limitation to counter the spread of COVID-19. Disinfection will be done several times a week and takes into account the different compartments of the tramways.
The Casablanca tramway operator, RATP Dev, limits the number of passengers and strengthens hygiene measures to ensure the safety and health of passengers and staff.
In Casablanca, all taxi drivers are required to wear a face mask, to allow a maximum of three passengers, preferably in the back, and to disinfect their cars twice a day.