Covid-19 : 1,152 new infections and 32 deaths Wednesday in Morocco

1,152 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 462,542. 1,329 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 437,955. 32 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,043. 15 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 5 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 4 in

Joe Biden’s Defense nominee avoids a question of James Inhofe on the Sahara

American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Oklahoma James Inhofe questioned President-elect Joe Biden’s intended nominee for Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, tuesday, at the committee’s hearing to consider the nomination. During this Senate hearing, Inhofe asked Austin on the organization of a referendum in Western Sahara. The Senator mentioned false information when addressing the subject. In fact, he claimed that «most all of the 52 nations of

Pfizer vaccine may be affective against the Britain coronavirus variant

The Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine is likely to protect against the coronavirus variant discovered in Britain, lab tests showed on Wednesday. According to Reuters, results from an analysis of blood of participants in trials were positive. «The latest study, posted on bioRxiv.org but not yet peer reviewed, was conducted on a synthetic virus with 10 mutations that are characteristic of the variant known as B117 identified in Britain», the same source. The analysis gives hope as

Spain : A Covid + Moroccan fakes PCR test results to travel to her country

A young Moroccan woman, who tested positive for the new coronavirus, was arrested at the Málaga-Costa del Sol airport, during her attempt to travel to her country of origin with a false PCR test. The woman, who is currently recovering in her place, is accused of falsifying a document. According to OK Diario, the police had noticed the passenger, who looked uncomfortable and nervous when going through border control.  The passenger quickly admitted having faked the

The world's oldest-known starfish dating back 480 million years unearthed in Morocco

The fossil of the world’s oldest-known starfish dating back 480 million years was unearthed in Morocco, according to a study published on January 20. The discovery gives an insight into the evolution of starfish and other echinoderms.

Contrary to El Othmani’s statement, Morocco is not the first African country to launch vaccination campaign

Head of Government Saadeddine El Othmani said Tuesday, during a monthly session at the parliament, that «Morocco will be the first African country to launch the anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign». However, this statement is far from being true. Seychelles, a country in East Africa, officially started its anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign, relying on the Sinopharm-developed vaccine, on January 10. «Some people have mentioned that a country in Africa (would have received the

«A Girl in a Blue Shirt», the first Israeli novel to be translated into Arabic in Morocco

«A Girl in a Blue Shirt» by Professor Gabriel Bensimhon, is the first Israeli novel to be translated into Arabic in Morocco. Accoridng to Jerusalem Post, the novel will also be sold soon in Moroccan bookstores. The novel, published by Yediot Books in 2013, tells the story of an immigrant from Morocco who fell in love with an Israeli-born girl who is in love with a Holocaust survivor. «I grew up in the town of Sefrou in Morocco until I immigrated to Israel at the age of 10.

The Polisario locks down the Tindouf camps

The Polisario leadership is planning to lock down the Tindouf camps. «Access to the camps will no longer be authorized starting from tomorrow. The measure was decided during a meeting of the Front’s General Secretariat on January 11», Messoud Ramdane, president of the Sahrawi Association for the Defense of Human Rights, told Yabiladi on Tuesday. «The decision is motivated by the state of general alert that has been in force since November 13, 2020, in the

Vaccination campaign is delayed by international «high demand», Morocco’s head of government says

Morocco is «ready» to launch its vaccination operation against the coronavirus, the Head of Government said on Tuesday. During a Parliament session, he explained that the start of the long-awaited campaign is delayed by international «high demand».

Covid-19 : 1,246 new infections and 34 deaths Tuesday in Morocco

1,246 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 461,390. 900 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 436,626. 34 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,011. 13 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 5 in the Oriental region, 3 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 3