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In these times of restrictions related to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, many civil society associations are calling on Moroccans to show solidarity with "homeless" migrants. They are soliciting attention, food and clothing for these men and women from sub-Saharan Africa, scattered throughout Morocco.
The private education sector, after having aroused the anger of Moroccans with demands deemed inappropriate, has just contributed to the Covid-19 fund. It has donated 2 million dirhams to cover health expenses and support economic sectors affected by the crisis.
Morocco and China maintain their relations, despite the health crisis shaking the world. The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, during a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, thanked China for "its sympathy" towards the Moroccan people and "the support" it has shown since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
During the week of March 9 to 15, 2020, 1,613 accidents were recorded in urban areas. The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicated on Tuesday that the balance sheet for this week shows 13 deaths, 2,131 injured, including 59 seriously.
The regional distribution of confirmed coronavirus cases places the cities of Rabat and Casablanca at the top of the list. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health on Friday evening.
The call for mobilization in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic has received a favorable response from Moroccans who, in a spirit of solidarity, are speaking from the heart. Abu Azaitar has just joined the list of generous donors by offering medical equipment.
As a sign of solidarity with his fellow citizens, the artistic director of the singer Maître Gims, Youssef Aarab, is contributing 500,000 dirhams to the fund set up to mitigate the economic consequences of the coronavirus.
The dissemination of false information, in these times of stress related to the spread of the coronavirus, is severely punished. Eleven people, including four women, were arrested on Wednesday and Thursday evening by the judicial police elements of Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Jerada, El Hajeb, Tiznit, Biougra and Meknes.
Moroccans stranded at Istanbul airport can count on the Moroccan embassy in Ankara. They have been accommodated in hotels, pending the stabilization of the situation.
A repeat offender was arrested by the judicial police of El Jadida on Thursday for his alleged involvement in a case of public drunkenness. He is also suspected of threatening and participating in the production and dissemination of a video containing erroneous data about the new coronavirus pandemic.
The Moroccan Observatory of Prisons (OMP) has called for the protection of the prison population by the release of certain categories of detainees to prevent their contamination by the coronavirus. In a statement, it recommends that the authorities extend the "exceptional" measures to prisons, in order to release prisoners due to be released in March 2020 earlier.
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has once again taken the field to denounce misleading publications accompanying certain videos and images, circulated on social networks, showing unconscious people on public roads.