As of Saturday, May 16, Morocco recorded 89 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,741. More than half of these cases were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, while the rest were located in Marrakech-Safi and Fez-Meknes, Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology department at the Ministry of Health, said. These five regions (Rabat-Kenitra, Souss-Massa, Guelmin-Oued Noun, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla-Oued
Moroccans stranded in Ceuta since the border closed on March 13 will be able to return to their country «before the end of Ramadan», which is next weekend. The declaration was made Saturday, by local association «Residents of Ceuta» citing Moroccan customs sources. Abdelmalik Mohamed, president of the association quoted by El Faro de Ceuta, explains that the Moroccan authorities are awaiting the final details of the operation that will be set up to allow the
The repatriation of dual nationals to their countries of residence continues. Thus, Tuesday, March 19, a GNV boat is to leave the port of TangerMED towards Genoa (Italy), with Dutch-Moroccans onboard, as well as their vehicles registered in Europe. According to the Facebook page of the Dutch Embassy in Morocco, passengers can «get off in Barcelona», although the option is still under consideration. For the Dutch-Moroccan nationals concerned with this measure, the Embassy of
Will Morocco extend the lockdown for the second time to avoid the spread of the coronavirus ? Less than five days before the previously scheduled end of the containment, Arabic-language daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia reported that the Health Ministry would be in favor of extending the lockdown for 15 days. This recommendation was reportedly submitted by the Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb to the department in charge of the management of the coronavirus pandemic in Morocco. During
Moroccan-American-Belgian pharmaceutical executive Moncef Slaoui was officially appointed, Friday, by President Donald Trump as chief scientist of the United States vaccine efforts. Speaking today, Slaoui said that Operation Warp Speed may deliver coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020.
As of Friday, May 15, Morocco recorded 45 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,652. The number of recoveries has reached 3,400, with 90 new recovered cases, which increases the recovery rate to 51.1%, Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology department at the Ministry of Health, said Friday. He recalled that the number of people having recovered is higher than that of active cases. He added that the total number of deaths
While stranded abroad, several parents have left their children behind in Morocco without knowing when and how they will be home again. Seperated, hurt and shaken by the situation, some of them shared their struggle with Yabiladi.
Stranded in Melilla for almost two months due to the coronavirus health crisis, a group of Moroccans will finally be able to return home. Some of them confirmed to Yabiladi that a repatriation operation is bringing 200 nationals, namely women, children, senior and sick people, to Morocco on Friday. «Having heard of this possibility, several young people headed to the Beni Ensar border crossing», a Moroccan stranded in Melilla told Yabiladi. On the same day, Spanish radio
A 35-year-old Moroccan woman was found dead, Thursday, in Melilla. She is one of the Moroccan nationals stranded in the city due to the coronavirus health crisis. According to sources contacted by Yabiladi, the woman is from Driouch, a small town in eastern Morocco. She used to work as a made in the city and was reportedly fired by her employers when the lockdown happened. Unable to return home, the woman joined other Moroccans awaiting repatriation. The same sources indicate that the woman's
Algeria has summoned Morocco’s ambassador after a viral video that showed a Moroccan diplomat calling Algeria an «enemy» country, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. A statement issued by the ministry revealed that Algeria’s ambassador to Rabat was summoned on Wednesday over «comments by Morocco’s consul general in Oran during an exchange with Moroccan citizens», AFP reports. The Algerian Foreign Ministry argued in the same statement that