The World Bank approved, Monday, a US$500 million financial and Digital Inclusion Development Policy Financing (DPF) program to support the country’s reforms in digital transformation. The program aims to «to improve financial inclusion and access to more competitive digital infrastructure and services for businesses and individuals» and «spur private sector growth through access to finance for startups and youth-led enterprises», a press release by the World Bank
92 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Monday evening and Tuesday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 10,264, the health ministry announced. 18 recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 8,384. The death toll remained unchanged, with 214 deaths. 36 of the new cases were recorded in Marrakch-Safi, 14 in Fes-Meknes, 14 in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, 11 in Tangier-Tetouan-Al
As part of its deconfinement plan, Morocco has announced that it is easing lockdown measures and relaunching economic activities, including the tourism-related ones. In several parts of the country, hotels that were forced to close their doors during the lockdown are ready to resume activities all while abiding by the sanitary measures.
As of Monday, June 22, 195 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections to 10,172, Hind Ezzine from the epidemiology department said. During the daily press briefing, she said that 82 recoveries were recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 8,366. The recovery rate is currently at 82.2%. No deaths have been recorded between yesterday and today. The death toll is at 214, with a
According to Morocco's Foreign Minister, the repatriation of stranded Moroccans is expected to accelerate in the coming days. Meanwhile, Operation Marhaba will not take place this summer.
In 24 hours, 37 coronavirus cases were recorded in the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region. The cases are mainly recorded among migrants in the city of Tarfaya.
Almost eight months after publishing a first report on the use of spyware produced by Israeli company NSO Group against Moroccan human rights defenders, Amnesty International revealed on Monday that the phone of Moroccan Omar Radi has similarly been targeted. In a new report, Amnesty International’s Security Lab «identified similar evidence of the targeting of Omar Radi, a prominent activist and journalist from Morocco from January 2019 until the end of January
102 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco between Sunday evening and Monday morning, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 10,079, the Health Ministry announced. 35 new recoveries were also recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 8,319. The death toll stands at 214. The new cases were mainly recorded in the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, with 53 new infections. 20 others were recorded in Marrakech-Safi, 17
During the past 24 hours, Morocco recorded 138 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 9,977. During the same period, 61 Covid-19 patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 8,284, hence a 83% recovery rate. During the daily press briefing on the pandemic in Morocco, Hind Ezzine, head of the epidemic diseases service at the epidemiology department pointed out that a new coronavirus-related death was
In addition to France, Morocco to start repatriating its nationals stranded in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Senegal and Tunisia next week. A document sent to Yabiladi reveals the provisional dates of flights expected to repatriate Moroccans blocked in said countries. Two flights would be planned, Monday from Paris, one from Lyon, another from Amsterdam, a fifth from Tunis and a sixth which will take off from Dubai. The majority of these planes will