As of Friday, May 22, 121 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 7,332. One death was recorded during the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 197. During the same period, 97 new recoveries were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,377. 85% (102) of the new cases recorded between Thursday and Friday were in close contact with previously confirmed cases, said Mohamed Lyoubi,
France, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia have announced that they will be celebrating Eid al Fitr on Sunday, May 24, 2020, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Morocco will still have to observe a moonsight before announcing the end of Ramadan.
Six high-end vehicles were seen this Friday morning leaving Ceuta for Morocco. The border crossing was opened exceptionally to repatriate 300 Moroccans stranded in the city since March. According to Ceuta TV, sources within the local government delegation said that the repatriated Moroccans «were on a list set up by Morocco». Many Moroccans who were not on the list tried to reach the border crossing on Friday, «without being able to return to their
As announced before by the government delegation, repatriating Moroccans stranded in Ceuta started on Friday morning. A bus carrying stranded Moroccans launched the long-awaited operation this morning, crossing the Tarajal border crossing. «The repatriation operation will be repeated over the next few days, the authorities of the two countries seem to have reached an agreement on repatriating the 400 Moroccans stranded in the city», Ceutaldia wrote on Friday. For its part, Ceuta
89 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 7,300, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 115,570 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 197, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 4,347. The confirmed coronavirus cases in
Three coronavirus cases have been recorded in the Dakhla Oued Ed Dahab region, the health regional directorate announced on Thursday. The Covid-19 patients are two fishermen who work at the port of Dakhla, a press release read. The third patient is a woman who works at a freezing and canned fish unit in the same city. The three patients are under medical supervision at the Hassan II regional hospital in Dakhla where they receive the necessary care according to the health standards. The
As of Thursday, May 21, 78 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections to 7,211. Two deaths were recorded during the same period, bringing the death toll to 196. The fatality rate remains stable at 2.7%. 182 new recoveries were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,280, which increases the recovery rate to 59.4%. The majority of the new infections were recorded in the city of Casablanca, said Mohamed
Throughout the last centuries, Moroccans adapted their eating habits to the harsh events they had to go through. During famines and droughts, they considered extreme food choices including cat meat, human flesh and venomous insects.
The first phase of the repatriation operation of Moroccans stranded in Ceuta, previously scheduled for the beginning of this week, has been resumed. The Ceuta government delegation confirmed, Thursday, that a group of stranded Moroccans will be repatriated on Friday, May 22. Quoted by local newspaper Ceuta Actualidad, the government delegation in Ceuta reported that the number of Moroccans to be repatriated and the extact dates will be revealed this afternoon. The association
Spanish police arrested, Thursday, four people accused of belonging to a terrorist cell headed by a Moroccan. According to Spanish newspaper ABC, the cell leader, who fled Morocco, has been in the crosshairs of investigators for years. It is believed that he escaped a Moroccan operation led by the Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST). After he settled down in Barcelona, his movements were investigated by the authorities. He then moved to southern Madrid. Nevertheless, he is