
Morocco Reports 66 Coronavirus Cases, 3 Deaths as Country Tightens Restrictions
Morocco recorded, on Friday, March 20, 3 new confirmed cases and a third death, bringing the total to 66 patients infected with the coronavirus.

Morocco recorded, on Friday, March 20, 3 new confirmed cases and a third death, bringing the total to 66 patients infected with the coronavirus.

Only two institutes and one hospital are authorized and approved in Morocco to perform biological tests for the confirmation and monitoring of the SARS COV2 virus.

Morocco has just declared a state of health emergency and restricted movement starting this Friday, March 20, 2020 at 6 pm until further notice.

Faced with the coronavirus, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health took new restrictive measures on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, which are now mandatory for citizens.

Twelve Moroccans, caught off guard by the suspension of links between Morocco and Spain, tried to return to the kingdom by taking advantage of the still available flights, until last Monday, between Las Palmas (Canary Islands) and Nouadhibou (the northernmost city of Mauritania closest to Morocco).

The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday, March 19, 4 new positive cases, bringing the total to 58 people infected with the coronavirus in Morocco.

The only member of the government infected with the coronavirus, Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, confined to his home, is doing much better.

Five new cases tested positive in Morocco on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, bringing the number of infected patients to 54.

Moroccan athletes are now training via the WhatsApp application, due to the spread of the coronavirus.

Franc-Comtois are stranded, like thousands of European tourists, in the airports of Agadir, Marrakech, Casablanca or Rabat, since the closure of air links imposed by Morocco to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.

The Royal Holding Al Mada will donate 2 billion to the fund to fight the coronavirus, which was created on the instructions of King Mohammed VI .

Faced with the scale of the coronavirus epidemic, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy, and the Ministry of Labor and Professional Integration are calling on companies and production units to contribute to the national effort to mitigate its repercussions.