As of Saturday, June 13, Morocco recorded 82 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,692. 59 of these new cases were recorded in Larache (29 cases), Al Fahs Anjra (22 cases), Tangier (6 cases) and Tetouan (2 cases working in Al Fahs Anjra). In addition, 7 cases were recorded in the province of Rhamna (within the same household) and 4 cases in Marrakech, while 10 cases (9 in Casablanca and 1 case in El Jadida) were recorded in the
During this week, shipping company Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea transported 1,293 Spanish nationals repatriated from Morocco on two special trips, made on June 10 and 11 from the ports of TangerMED to the Malaga port in Spain. According to Portal Portuario, 205 vehicles of Spanish citizens and European Union residents were transported to Malaga. The same source explained that the ship was not used at full capacity, in order to comply with sanitary protocols. «The
As soon as lockdown measures have started easing, Morocco has begun preparing for the summer season while maintaining preventive measures against Covid-19. Preparing for a potential launch of the Marhaba operation for this summer is also a way of restarting the economy.
73 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded during the past 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,610. 32 of the new confirmed cases were found in Marrakech, 26 in Tangier, Larache and Al Fahs Anjra, 9 in Fes, 5 in Casablanca and 1 in Kenitra. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 212, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,618. The number of active cases in Morocco stands at 780.
A man appeared this week in a Leicester court (a city in England) while stranded in Morocco. In a video link, he admitted to having indecent images of minors on his personal computer. The man in question has been stranded in Morocco due to the coronavirus crisis. Although he couldn’t return to the UK, it was agreed that «his case could go ahead as long as he was able to participate by video link», local online newspaper Leicester Mercury reported. The prosecutor said the
Moroccans stranded in southern Spain were faced with a difficult choice : returning to Morocco while leaving their vehicles behind, or staying without being able to benefit from financial aid and accommodation.
Morocco has reportedly summoned Algeria’s ambassador to Rabat, Adelhamid Abdaoui, who has been in office since September 2019, French-language newspaper Le360 reports. This took place on Tuesday, June 9, when the spokesperson of the Algerian Foreign Affairs Ministry Belaid Mohand Oussaid said that Morocco’s former consul in Oran left the country at the request of Algeria. The Algerian diplomat was summoned in a secretive fashion and no official press release has addressed the
Mauritania’s Foreign Affairs Minister had, Friday, a phone call with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, the Mauritanian news agency reports. During this call, Bourita informed Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed that following royal instructions a plane full of medical supplies will be sent to Mauritania. The aid is a way for Morocco to support the neighboring country in its fight against the coronavirus. The Mauritanian minister welcomed the support and discussed with his counterpart the
With a delay of a few weeks, Morocco and Spain are preparing to organize Operation Marhaba 2020. The countries have entered the phase of lifting the containment and resuming economic activities.
44 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,581, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 373,776 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 7,600. The confirmed
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