Russia’s ambassador to Morocco Valerian Vladimirovich Shuvaev said Thursday that Morocco is interested in purchasing the Russian vaccine. Interviewed by Russian news agency Sputnik, Shuvaev confirmed that Moroccan partners had «expressed their interest in being provided by the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, created by Russian scientists». Quoted by the same source, the diplomat indicated that Morocco was carrying out its own scientific research, but showed its
Faced with the spread of the pandemic in Morocco, Dr Ahmed Rhassane El Adib recommends reducing the saturation looming the healthcare system, through targeted reactions. The professor believes that the second wave requires a different treatment from the first.
The department of epidemiology at the Health Ministry has updated the definition of suspected, probable and confirmed coronavirus cases, as well as the protocol of treating patients. A suspected case, according to the new protocol, is that of someone who is showing signs of an acute respiratory infection, with or without fever. A suspected case may also be suffering from unexplained fever above 38 degrees, accompanied by myalgia or headache, or a respiratory infection that requires
The Irish Foreign Ministry commemorated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Africa. «60 years ago, then Taoiseach Seán Lemass visited Nigeria to open Ireland’s first African mission as part of a drive to strengthen ties with African countries. Today, our presence has grown to 12 embassies, from Cairo to Pretoria», the Ministry recalled on its Twitter account. The tweet includes a timeline, showing that by 2021 Ireland will be opening
1,402 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 66,855. 866 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 51,223. 37 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,253. The country now has 14,379 active cases under treatment. The number of critically ill patients reached 193, including 47 on
The number of migrants arriving by sea in Spain fell by 18.7% at the end of August, compared to the same period the previous year, according to the Spanish Ministry of Interior. 12,532 migrants reached the Spain by sea during the first eight months of 2020, while 15,408 others did the same during the previous year, a drop of 18.7% (-2 876), states a report from the ministry. During this same period, a total of 830 boats had arrived on the Spanish coasts compared to 604 at the end of August
Morocco lost one spot in the Global Innovation index. In this ranking published annually by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), it is now 75th out of 131 countries.
Upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC has received a written notification from the Moroccan General Tax Administration informaing the firm that its Morocco subsidiary owes additional corporate and value-added tax worth USD14 million. According to Proactive Investors, the company received the notification following a tax audit by the Moroccan authorities earlier this year for the period between 2016 and 2018. «According to their assessment, the historical licensing changes
Arab countries’ plans to normalize ties with Israel seem to be postponed to a later date. This is the message conveyed to Jared Kushner by the leaders of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
On Monday, authorities in Gibraltar arrested a 53-year-old Moroccan residing in Belgium based on an arrested warrant issued by the Moroccan authorities for his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking network. According to Europa Sur, the arrestee was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by Interpol at the request of the Moroccan government. The man was sent to a court in Gibraltar on Wednesday. The arrest of the Moroccan citizen came after the Border Agency and the Coast Guard