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Arrests for violation of the state of health emergency continue. Over the past 24 hours, 3,277 people were arrested, of whom 1,820 were taken into custody, according to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
The Council of Ulema, in the context of the upcoming Ramadan period, has made certain decisions for the well-being of Muslim believers, in this period marked by the pandemic of the new coronavirus (covid-19). Concerned about the preservation of life, the council formally prohibits the Tarawih and Eid prayers in mosques.
Although it appears empty, without any animation, the Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca maintains its activity. Cargo freight is still operational while air travel is temporarily suspended, to remain in compliance with the measures taken by the Moroccan authorities.
Myriam L’Aouffir, Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s wife, has confided at length and for the first time, on her relationship with the former IMF president.
Coronavirus is taking hold of prisons with cases of contamination. Around sixty people, mainly among employees, tested positive in a prison in southern Morocco.
The measures taken in many countries to stop the spread of the new coronavirus (covid-19) have had many consequences on different sectors, on the labor market and of course, on household life. If poverty and social inequalities will become more insistent over time, it is because the pandemic has managed to slow down the frequency of money transfers from the diaspora to African countries.
The salary reductions generated by the coronavirus crisis are reaching the Atlas Lions staff. The President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, is about to implement a reduction in the salaries of the executives of the National Technical Directorate and the coaches of the different age categories of the national teams, including Vahid Halilhodzic.
All indicators are in the red at the level of Moroccan households. Their morale is at its lowest due to the raging pandemic, which is making their lives harder than usual.
Morocco has decided to produce 5 million masks per day to be able to meet the high demand since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic. Distribution channels have been defined by the State, but the bulk of the masks is recovered by speculators who resell them at exorbitant prices.
Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) is taking advantage of the confinement period, where traffic is fluid, to accelerate the construction and maintenance of highway infrastructure.
According to a ranking by "University Ranking by Academic Performance", the Mohammed V University of Rabat is one of the best in Morocco for the 2019-2020 academic year.
In application of the instructions given by the ministry in charge of Foreign Affairs, the Moroccan Consulate General in Dubai has set up a crisis cell with three telephone numbers dedicated entirely to citizens.