36 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,921, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 438,852 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 212, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,880. The confirmed
92 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,885. During the same period, 63 new recoveries were recorded in the Kingdom, bringing the total number of people who recovered from Covid-19 to 7,828. The death toll stands at 212. 65 of the new cases were recorded in Kenitra, 10 in Marrakech, two in Safi, 5 in Casablanca, one case in Fez and 9 in Tétouan. 11 of the active cases are
While placing citizens at the heart of the State's strategy to stem the spread of the new coronavirus in Morocco, Abdelouafi Laftit managed to convey reassuring messages to Moroccans. The Interior Minister urged Moroccans to respect lockdown measures.
The 2020 Global Peace Index, conducted by the Institute for Economics and Peace, ranks Morocco 83rd after it was 90th in the previous edition. The Kingdom only gains one place in the MENA region, which remains, for the sixth consecutive year, the least peaceful region in the world.
On Sunday, the Algerian police prevented Moroccans stranded in Algeria from marching to the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where they planned to observe a sit-in, Algerian TV channel Al Hayat and daily newspaper El Khabar report. The sit-in has reportedly been decided on after «the kingdom's ambassador» to Algiers «refused to receive protesters who demand their repatriation». The last repatriation operation carried out by the Moroccan Ministry of
A boat carrying 22 Moroccan men was intercepted, Monday, by Portugal’s maritime police near Vale de Lobo beach in Loulé, Portugal Resident reports. The boat was spotted by a fisherman who alerted the authorities, the same source said. Aged between 20 and 30, the 22 men claimed that they are from El Jadida. They told police that they spent three days sailing before reaching Algarve. The men underwent coronavirus tests but the results have not been known yet. For the
A support committee for Ilias Tahiri’s family was created to bring justice to this young man who died on July 1, 2019 in a juvenile center in Spain. The Ibn Battuta Foundation, supported by the Casablanca lawyers' club, are mobilized to investigate the death of Tahiri.
Spain plans to reopen its borders with Morocco on July 1. On Sunday, the president of Melilla Eduardo de Castro made the announcement during a press briefing, El Faro de Melilla reports. He said that he was informed of the decision by the head of government, Pedro Sanchez, during a virtual meeting held on Sunday June 14. Opening borders might not be a reciprocated action as Spain expects Morocco to keep its borders closed until winter due to works. For the record, Spain will open its
45 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,838, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 422,750 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 212, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,779. The confirmed coronavirus
On Sunday morning, people who tested positive for the new coronavirus and are under treatment in hospitals in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, were transferred by bus to the Benslimane military field hospital. According to local newspaper Tangier 24, the operation started by patients staying at Al Kortobi hospital, Mohammed VI hospital and the CNSS clinic, located in Tangier. The number of active cases present in the north of the Kingdom is 192 in total. Citing the Regional