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During his daily press briefing, the Ministry of Health, through the Director of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Dr. Mohamed Lyoubi, revealed on Monday, March 30, that Morocco has moved to stage 2 of the epidemic, due to the appearance of local outbreaks of contamination.
The American magazine "Foreign Policy" looked at the consequences of the current health crisis on the local African market, and particularly that of Morocco. According to it, this pandemic will have serious economic consequences on Morocco.
Every day brings its share of rumors and misinformation since the coronavirus has become a reality in Morocco. One of the latest is that related to the closure of small businesses and supermarkets in the city of Marrakech.
The PSA Group is contributing to the covid-19 fund by offering 50 Peugeot cars and 200,000 masks. Since March 17, the group’s managers have decided to place all employees who can do so in telework and to suspend its production activity at the Kenitra plant, while preserving the salaries of the employees.
McDonald’s will serve free meals every day in 19 cities in Morocco. This is the company’s contribution to the wave of solidarity noticeable in the country since the first case of coronavirus contamination was detected.
The lockdown period observed worldwide for preventive purposes creates double stress for women victims of domestic violence. This is why the Alternative Movement for Individual Freedoms (M.A.L.I.) issued an alert on domestic violence against women during this mandatory lockdown period in Morocco on Thursday, March 26.
The dissemination of rumors and fake news has been severely punished in Morocco since last week. Two girls arrested on Saturday evening by the judicial police in Tangier learned this the hard way.
The measures taken for the implementation of the state of emergency declared since Friday, March 20, must be scrupulously respected at the risk of exposing oneself to sanctions. The Secretary General of the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Hicham Balaoui, stated that the prosecution will be firm against offenders.
A thousand American citizens blocked in Morocco since the closure of borders and the suspension of flights to and from Morocco have been repatriated to the United States.
The evolution of the health crisis shaking Morocco raises fears of a probable blank year among parents and students. But the government still has two cards to play to save the year, according to a source at the department of Saaïd Amzazi.
China is lending a hand to Morocco. A Boeing 787 from RAM containing medical equipment as part of the fight against the spread of the coronavirus has landed on the tarmac of Mohamed V International Airport in Casablanca.
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.