
Morocco: 11 Doctors Test Positive for COVID-19 Amid Protective Equipment Concerns
11 doctors, including 7 in Casablanca, 2 in Rabat and 2 in Tétouan, were infected with the coronavirus, this Friday.

11 doctors, including 7 in Casablanca, 2 in Rabat and 2 in Tétouan, were infected with the coronavirus, this Friday.

Incarcerated in Morocco since December 2018, under an arrest warrant issued for a case of domestic violence, and then for drug trafficking, the brother of Célia, a Toulousain, is dying while awaiting his extradition to France to receive care and escape a likely COVID-19 contamination in the Rabat prison.

A first case of coronavirus infection in a pregnant woman was reported in Morocco on Wednesday, March 25, at the Ibn Sina hospital in Rabat .

The elements of the judicial police of Rabat and Témara, in close coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested two individuals. They would be involved in the burglary of a money transfer agency.

Faced with the progression of the coronavirus in Morocco , Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, Archbishop of Rabat, has called on Jews, Muslims and Christians to a "pandemic of prayer" this Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 8 p.m. (local time).

According to Moroccan law, Moroccans stranded abroad due to the suspension of air flights to counter the coronavirus cannot claim the right to repatriation.

The U.S. State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Rabat have set up an air system, in partnership with British Airways, to allow Americans stranded in Morocco due to the coronavirus to return home.

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.

Eighteen people have been arrested for spreading false information about COVID-19.

The Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region will be equipped with new faculties and its road network will be strengthened. This is in accordance with its Regional Development Program (PDR).

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 Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat is now designated to host the final of the CAF Cup (2019-2020 season) on May 24.