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Fake news reaches the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE). Information has been circulating on social networks for a few days, claiming that due to the coronavirus pandemic, the payment of electricity and water bills is suspended until further notice.
Mobilization and solidarity around the fight against coronavirus is sparing no sector of Moroccan society. Walid Azaro has just joined the list of contributors by offering 100,000 dirhams to the covid-19 fund.
As the number of cases of contamination increases, Moroccans are increasingly doubtful about the ability of the health system to effectively cope with the pandemic. The Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA) conducted a field study that clearly shows the extent of Moroccans’ concern.
Despite numerous awareness campaigns and arrests, disinformation is managing to establish itself on the web and instant messaging applications. Since Monday, false information has been circulating about new marches that allegedly took place in Tangier on Sunday evening, with the same intensity as the demonstrations that took place on Saturday.
The National Meteorology Directorate (DMN) announced on Tuesday that several provinces of Morocco will experience heavy, sometimes thundery, rain, locally heavy thunderstorms and snowfall.
After calling for compliance with the rules on movement restrictions, the time has come for control. Road safety agents have been stationed on the main road axes of the country and are carrying out rigorous checks of travel certificates.
The monitoring, follow-up and guidance cell of the ministry in charge of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) received hundreds of messages from March 17 to 21. 92% of the questions are about the coronavirus.
The industrial flour mill is running at full capacity, with a daily flour production exceeding the usual average by 47%. The goal is to ensure sufficient supply to the domestic market.
The Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) calls for the decongestion of prisons to protect detainees from the virus. In this sense, it proposes the release of political prisoners.
The textile company "Yara Confeccion", based in Tangier, has manufactured protective masks that it is distributing free of charge to people who, despite the declared health emergency, still have to go to their workplaces.
Morocco has declared a state of emergency in an attempt to limit the number of infections, which, despite preventive measures, continues to increase. Internet users are joining the fight with a call to all Moroccans to choose the path of reason by staying at home.
A third person recovered from coronavirus. The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday, March 21 the news, stating that the patient has already left the hospital and is in perfect health.