Today, Morocco recorded 43 new deaths in the past 24 hours, which is the highest daily number of Covid-19 daily deaths.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has partially devoted its latest World Drug Report to drug trafficking during the coronavirus pandemic.
After deploring the publication of the names of drugs included in the treatment of the new coronavirus in Morocco, pharmacists warned against the risk of running out of stock. The National Association of Pharmacists of Morocco reported that after the publication of the list hundreds of people rushed into purchasing these medicines, largely intended for people with chronic diseases. Quoted by 2m.ma, the professional organization said it is concerned about the shortage of these medicines
A patient with coronavirus has fled the Hassani hospital in Nador at a time when the nurse was busy giving medication to other patients. According to local online newspaper Nador City, the patient is a Moroccan passenger who arrived by ferry from the port of Sète. Originally from Beni Mellal, the man tested positive for covid-19 and was admitted to said hospital once in Morocco. For the moment, the health services have not yet found him. On teh same ferry that arrived from
In a telephone conversation, King Mohammed VI and President Xi Jinping discussed China’s Covid-19 vaccine. President Xi Jinping said that China stands ready to promote cooperation with Morocco on Covid-19 vaccine development and production.
Morocco’s Tangier Med port is the 35th most important container port in the world, according to the Lloyd’s List ranking. It is also the leading container transshipment port in the Mediterranean, ranked first in Africa for the third year in a row, a statement said. The same source points out that this ranking includes the top 120 ports in the world out of 500 with a container activity. «The Tanger Med port achieved in 2019 : 4.8 million containers, thus recording the best
The Guerguerate border crossing has once again been blocked. Since Monday morning, around ten Sahrawis from areas controlled by the Polisario east of the security wall, have closed the crossing hampering commercial activities between Morocco and Mauritania. MINURSO sent three envoys on Monday afternoon to start talks with the group of Sahrawis. The latter asks the UN to «put an end to the plundering of Western Sahara's natural resources by Morocco». This offensive comes
Moroccan journalist Abdellah Imassi has won the Telly Awards 2020 bronze award. The Washington-based investigative journalist, who works for the Middle East Broadcasting Network (MBN) was awarded for his investigative work on the killing of protesters in Sudan «Who is Kills Protestors in Sudan?». The piece focused on the killings committed under the Omar al-Bashir regime. It also sheds light on the 2013 protests that led to the death of several
1,191 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 62,590. 1,240 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 47,595. 30 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,141. The country now has 13,854 active cases under treatment. The number of critically ill patients reached 202,
After building a test bench to investigate the potential of floating PV systems, a group of Moroccan scientists concluded that the technology can provide a great opportunity for Morocco due to its huge solar radiation, coastal surfaces and many water bodies.