Morocco is planning a package of 6 million dirhams in aid to help national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) survive the coronavirus economic crisis, Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun told Reuters on Monday. The plan, which is part of the reviewed 2020 budget, constitutes of a state-guaranteed loan of 2.5 billion dirhams, a source within the finance ministry told the British news agency. Due to the travel bans that followed the emergence of the coronavirus crisis, RAM recorded $5
191 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 15,936. 651 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total of recovered patients to 12,934. Five deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 255. Morocco currently has 2,747 active cases. Marrakech-Safi has recorded 68 new infections (30 in Safi, 38 in Marrakech), followed by Fez-Meknes
Only a few hours after having decided to strengthen lockdown measures in Tangier, the local authorities have decided to loosen containment measures in the city and only implement them in only one district. According to Tanja24, it was decided to lift the lockdown measures on the rest of the city and keep it in the Beni Makada district. In the latter, shops and cafes will have to close their doors on 8 pm. The decision will allow the city to resume its economic activities in Tangier. For
In an interview published on Monday by French newspaper L'Opinion, Abdelmadjid Tebboune described the Moroccan military barracks project as an escalation that must stop. A statement that confirms the concerns of Algeria despite clarifications made by Morocco.
A study by scientists in Munich (southern Germany) suggests that antibodies from an infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 fade in a few months, lowering hopes for having an effective vaccine or long-term immunity. According to La Libre, which quotes the German press agency (DPA), tests carried out on patients treated by the Schwabing clinic in Munich thus shown a «significant drop in the number of so-called neutralizing antibodies in the body», explained Clemens
On Monday, Moroccans living in the UK and others stranded there for months observed a sit-in before the Moroccan consulate to protest against the high prices of Covid-19 tests required to enter Morocco and the flight tickets.
Local authorities in Tangier announced on Monday that the city will be fully confined starting from noon. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the local authorities have decided to extend containment measures announced on Sunday in some neighborhoods and cover the entire city. The measure includes the suspension of urban, rail and road transport, from and to Tangier. Authorities in the city will be strengthening control to encourage citizens to stay at home, and only
American media-services provider and production company Netflix released on Friday exclusive behind the scene images and clips for its new film The Old Guard, a 2020 American superhero movie directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Greg Rucka. The film has several of its scenes shot in Marrakech, Morocco. «The shooting in Morocco lasted for around two weeks, with the support of a big local team who helped the filmmakers and the team with all the on-ground logistics needed»,
76 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco between Sunday evening and Monday at 10:00 am, bringing to the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 15,821, announced the ministry of Health. The number of recovered cases amounts to 12,676 with 393 new recoveries, while the number of deaths rises to 253 with three new fatalities, said the ministry. In addition, the number of cases excluded after negative laboratory results stands at 869,262, according to the same
Is the «freshness» requirement of the PCR test by Morocco justified ? Is it doable for the many people who have already booked their plane tickets ? Or is this actually a way to filter people and retain only the wealthy ?
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