The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 143 in Morocco, health authorities announced Monday. Two new confirmed cases have recovered, with most of the infections being located in three main regions.
Even at the time of a pandemic, the Polisario Front misses no opportunity to criticize Morocco. On Sunday, the secretary general of the separatist movement sent yet another letter to the US Secretary-General. A letter sent to «draw the attention of Antonio Guterres to the dangerous situation in which Sahrawi civilian prisoners find themselves in Moroccan prisons». In his letter, Ghali urged the UN to «intervene urgently to immediately release» these prisoners and
In Morocco, and after declaring a state of health emergency, several independent workers have seen their activities stop amid the outbreak. Most of them have been faced with financial difficulties as they don’t have alternative incomes.
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of infections to 134. The ministry indicates that 571 suspected coronavirus cases have tested negative. On Sunday, health authorities announced that a Covid-19 patient has died, bringing the number of deaths to 4.
444 Canadian tourists, who were stranded in Morocco amid coronavirus outbreak, have finally been repatriated after the pandemic forced emergency airport closures. According to Montreal CTVNews, Air Canada posted pictures and videos of the Canadian passengers as they landed at Pierre Trudeau Airport in Dorval. In a Facebook post, Air Canada said that the plane, which carried 444 passengers, was «the first of [its] special flights to bring Canadian citizens home». Canadian
The Public Prosecution and the Health Ministry in Morocco has ordered the opening of an inquiry after a Tetouan-based doctor who tested positive for coronavirus did not comply with the preventive measures set up to stop the spread of the virus. In a press release, the Health Ministry announced that the doctor in question resumed work after returning from abroad and conducted two surgeries without being authorized by the health authorities to breach his quarantine. The preliminary
The Moroccan government adopted, Sunday, a draft decree-law related to the state of health emergency declared to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Any violation of this decree-law is punished with a prison sentence of between one and three months and/or a fine ranging from 300 to 1,300 dirhams. The new law authorizes the government to take, exceptionally and as a matter of urgency, financial, social and environmental measures capable of contributing directly in the fight against the negative
18 new confirmed coronavirus cases have been added to the total number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco. According to the Health Ministry, confirmed cases have reached 115 so far in the country. The health authorities indicated that 512 suspected coronavirus cases have tested negative for the virus. According to the ministry, the recorded coronavirus cases are located in Casablanca-Settat (26) Rabat-Kenitra (29), Fes-Meknes (24), Marrakech-Safi (13), Oriental region (5) and
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco has jumped to 96, according to the recent updates issued by the Health Ministry. In a press release, issued Saturday evening, the Health Ministry also announced that a third Covid-19 patient has recovered. The patient is a French-Senegalese woman who tested positive for the virus while in Fez. The ministry indicated that the 96 confirmed cases are located in ten regions, namely Casablanca-Settat (22), Rabat-Kenitra (22), Fez-Meknes (21),
When he was ten years old, Najib Ben Ayad made a wish. He wanted to become a medical professional. His dream came true years later thanks to his hard work and determination.