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Climate change is affecting ancestral oases, tourist prides in southern Morocco. Today, in this part of the kingdom, it is necessary to dig more than 40 meters before finding water, while a few years ago, 7 meters would have been enough.
The Brazilian television network RecordTv, and its partner in Casablanca, have announced the resumption of filming of the series "Genesis" in Ouarzazate. This, as soon as Morocco opens its borders and allows flights to and from its territory.
133 inmates have been infected by the new coronavirus at the local prison in Ouarzazate, while only one has tested positive at the local prison in Ksar El Kébir, according to information provided on Thursday by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR).
Accused of having sold bottles of disinfectant to nurses and midwives, the Souissi maternity hospital, part of the Ibn Sina university hospital center in Rabat, has categorically denied these rumors published by many electronic media.
This is the first time that the Muslim community around the world will experience the month of Ramadan differently, due to the coronavirus pandemic that has prompted some states to take exceptional and restrictive measures. While some will have the opportunity to go pray at the mosque, others will remain confined at home and be content with isolated prayers or within the family circle.
The tourism sector remains seriously affected by the coronavirus pandemic and will have to fight hard to restore its luster and regain the figures that made it proud.
Moroccans will soon move from confinement to the deconfinement stage, which is a gradual return to normal life. In a video shared on his official page, Ahmed Reda Chami, president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), presented several possible scenarios for deconfinement.
The mobile application that allows tracking the movements of citizens during this confinement period is causing distrust of MP Omar Balafrej, who on Wednesday sent a written question to the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit. Pending the minister’s response, the National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection (CNDP) has provided more details on this measure.
There will be neither shortages, nor speculation, on goods and products throughout the month of Ramadan. The inter-ministerial commission in charge of monitoring supply, prices and quality and price control operations has met and taken the necessary measures in this regard, it is assured.
Members of a family who had been in contact with a neighbor who died from the coronavirus were given a party organized by women, after testing negative. The scene took place in a street in the old medina, in defiance of the rules prescribed to prevent the spread.
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has launched an application to track citizens in the way they comply with the state of emergency.
In the process of fighting the spread of the coronavirus, mistakes in the management of responsibilities can be costly. The provincial health delegate in Marrakech learned this the hard way.