New measures governing the tourism sector in Morocco have been taken. A bill was adopted on Thursday in the Council of Government for this purpose. The government spokesman, Saaid Amzazi announced it during a press briefing, at the end of the Council of Government.
The statement by the Minister of Employment and Professional Integration, Mohamed Amekraz (PJD) on the deductions from the salaries of civil servants for the benefit of the special covid-19 fund, provoked the ire of the head of government, Saâdeddine El Otmani .
The President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Youssef Gharbi, stated that the issue of Moroccans stranded abroad will be debated this Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in the House of Representatives.
In Morocco , more than half of the ministers find themselves on technical unemployment due to the coronavirus raging in the country.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) claims to have sent a message to the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Otmani , and to other Heads of State and Government in several African countries, calling for the release of journalists currently detained.
After several weeks of treatment, Abdelkader Amara , the only member of the government council affected by the coronavirus, has regained his health.
Faced with the coronavirus pandemic that is hitting Morocco hard, the Council of Government will meet on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Rabat to adopt budget cuts.
Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, King Mohammed VI has instructed the government council to strengthen the absorption capacity of intensive care services in hospitals. A total of 3,000 additional intensive care beds will be set up.
Offenders of the provisions of the draft law on the state of health emergency decreed last Sunday by the Council of Government are liable to a prison sentence of 1 to 3 months and a fine of 300 to 1,300 dirhams.
The Council of Government adopted, on Sunday, March 22, 2020, a decree that provides for penalties, including imprisonment, for any violation of the confinement measures.
The draft law number 2.20.293, allowing the establishment of a state of emergency throughout the national territory in the face of the Coronavirus , has just been adopted by the Government Council .
Deputies have asked the head of government, Saâdeddine El Othmani , to exempt low-income families from paying water, electricity and Internet bills during this period marked by the closure of non-essential activities.