Nationals from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Latvia and Estonia stranded in Morocco will be repatriated this Friday from Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. According to Nikolaj Harris, Denmark's ambassador to Morocco and Mauritania, buses with 300 Nordic citizens are «en route from all corners of Morocco» to the airport. The plane, which will land in Stockholm to repatriate these nationals, was set up by Sweden, «in close cooperation with Morocco and the Nordic
Ten Moroccan doctors have recovered after they contracted the coronavirus. They are mainly based in Casablanca, Fez and Marrakech, as well as other cities, according to the president of the National council of doctors (CNOM) Boubekri Mohammadine. Quoted by Alyaoum24, he confirmed the news, adding that around thirty practitioners on the front line in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic were affected and three others have passed away. The state of health of the doctors still being treated
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has jumped to 2,528, with 245 new infections recorded between Thursday evening and Friday morning, the Health Ministry said in an update. The total number of coronavirus deaths stands at 133 victims. As for recoveries, Morocco recorded 24 new ones, bringing the total number to 273. During a press briefing held yesterday, the Head of the Directorate of Epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases at the Health Ministry, Mohamed Lyoubi,
Hundreds of Moroccans are currently awaiting repatriation as they found themselves stranded in the UK. Sick, distressed and running out of resources, these Moroccan nationals are desperately trying to leave the country and get home as soon as possible.
As of Thursday evening, Morocco recorded 136 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,283, said the Head of the Directorate of Epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases at the Health Ministry, Mohamed Lyoubi, during a daily press briefing. The official also announced that 3 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, leaving the total number at 130 victims. As for recoveries, Morocco recorded 20 new ones, bringing the
According to Israeli Army radio, Morocco would have reportedly refused to repatriate Israeli nationals stranded in the Kingdom. Quoted by Israeli media, the same source explains that Morocco’s opposition to the plan would be due to Emirati intervention.
Saham Pharma, an antibiotics manufacturer in Morocco, was acquired by SPE Capital Partners and Proparco, Africa Global Funds reports. Saham Pharma was founded in 2011 after the acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline’s beta-lactams production site in Morocco, the same source added. «This will be our second investment in Morocco through the fund SPE AIF I and the second in the pharmaceuticals industry, following our investment last year in Future Pharmaceuticals Industry in Egypt»,
Relying on a drone, police in Andalucía, Spain, were able to track down on drug traffickers that were heading out to sea to «stock up on hashish» in Morocco. In a press release, police said that two suspects were spotted in a 10-foot dinghy sailing through the Donana National Park area. «The suspects jumped into the Guadalquivir River to try to get away as soon as they realized they were being watched, but police were waiting at the river edge», police
As of Wednesday evening, Morocco recorded 136 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,024. The number of suspected cases that tested negative for the virus reached 8,626 cases, said the Head of the Directorate of Epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases at the Health Ministry, Mohamed Lyoubi, during a daily press briefing. The official also announced that one death was recorded in the past 24 hours, leaving the
In a meeting with MPs at the House of Representatives, the Minister in charge of Moroccans Living Abroad asked nationals stranded in other countries and awaiting repatriation to «be patient».