After Morocco halted the repatriation of bodies because of the coronavirus, many Moroccan families have found themselves forced to bury their deceased loved ones in the Netherlands. While on the hunt for eternal graves, some of them have thought of future alternatives.
Because of the coronavirus crisis, Brussels Airlines will not fly to eight destinations until March 2021. The eight destinations include Marrakech, Seville, Valencia, Bristol, Hanover, Moscow, Billund and Santorini, Belga reports. «It is difficult to make predictions about the future, and the reason for scrapping destinations varies from destination to destination», said Kim Daenen, spokesperson of Brussels Airlines, to De Standaard. «But in general, we do not
57 confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,431 the total number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco, the Health Ministry said Friday. As for the death toll, the Ministry said that in total 105 people died after contracting the virus in Morocco while 114 recovered. The 1,431 cases were recorded in Casablanca-Settat (412), Marrakech-Safi (274) Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (216), Fes-Meknes (178), Tanger-Tetouan Al Hoceima (127), the Oriental region (87),
99 confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,374 the total number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco, Mohamed Lyoubi, who heads the infectious diseases department at the Health Ministry, said Thursday during a press briefing. As for the death toll, Lyoubi said that in total 97 people died after contracting the virus in Morocco while 109 recovered. The official revealed that the regions of Casabalanca-Settat (29%), Marrakech-Safi (19%),
Fouad Ali El Himma and Nasser Bourita’s February visit to Saudi Arabia had raised hopes for having Morocco strengthen ties with Gulf countries. Contrary to what happened during the 2008 financial crisis and the Arab Spring, these countries preferred to not financially support Morocco amid the coronavirus crisis.
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities’ co-operation program, affiliated to the Council of Europe, is providing support for the development of websites for Moroccan associations, as part of it cooperation activities in the Kingdom. The Council of Europe reported, Thursday, that the Congress will help «two partner associations of elected representatives», namely the Association of Regions of Morocco (ARM) and the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Prefectural
Reporting on the situation in both countries, the official news agencies of Morocco and Algeria have started war over an Amnesty International report on the situation of prisoners amid the coronavirus crisis.
71 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, bringing to 1,346 the total number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco, the Health Ministry announced. As for the death toll, the ministry reported that in total 96 people died after contracting the virus in Morocco while 103 recovered. 4,770 people have tested negative for the virus after undergoing tests, it added.
91 confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,275 the total number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco, Mohamed Lyoubi, who heads the infectious diseases department at the Health Ministry, said Wednesday during a press briefing. As for the death toll, Lyoubi said that in total 93 people died after contracting the virus in Morocco while 97 recovered. The official revealed that the regions of Casabalanca-Settat, Marrakech-Safi,
To Moroccan epidemiologist Jaafar Heikel, Morocco must reach the peak of the outbreak as quickly as possible in order to progress to see a decline in new cases. This scenario is important to make decisions regarding the end of the lockdown.