Morocco records 129 new coronavirus cases, mainly in three Casablanca hotspots

As of Sunday, May 17, 129 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Morocco, resulting in 6,870 total infected cases since the start of the pandemic. In relative terms, there are currently 19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, said Mohamed Lyoubi, head the epidemiology department at the Ministry of Health, during a daily press. The majority of these new cases were located in the Casablanca-Settat region, and specifically in the city of Casablanca, he pursued, explaining that three

Coronavirus : India authorizes export of 6 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine to Morocco

The government of India has authorized the export of a batch of hydroxychloroquine to Morocco amid the global health crisis. According to a statement sent Saturday to Yabiladi by the Indian embassy in Rabat, the shipment is intended to the Health Ministry in the Kingdom and includes 6 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine sulfate. Manufactured by Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company IPCA Laboratories, the shipment is expected to arrive this weekend. According to the same source, the deal is

Diaspo #144 : Rachid Saïdi, from medicine to hotel entrepreneurship

When he was a medical student in Paris, Rachid Saïdi ended up in the hotel industry, distinguishing himself in this sector. Today, his hotels host and fully support Moroccans stranded in France since the introduction of the sanitary measures linked to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus : More than half of the new cases recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region

As of Saturday, May 16, Morocco recorded 89 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,741. More than half of these cases were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, while the rest were located in Marrakech-Safi and Fez-Meknes, Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology department at the Ministry of Health, said. These five regions (Rabat-Kenitra, Souss-Massa, Guelmin-Oued Noun, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla-Oued

Are Moroccans stranded in Ceuta next in line for repatriation before Eid al-Fitr ?

Moroccans stranded in Ceuta since the border closed on March 13 will be able to return to their country «before the end of Ramadan», which is next weekend. The declaration was made Saturday, by local association «Residents of Ceuta» citing Moroccan customs sources. Abdelmalik Mohamed, president of the association quoted by El Faro de Ceuta, explains that the Moroccan authorities are awaiting the final details of the operation that will be set up to allow the

A GNV boat to repatriate Dutch-Moroccans still stranded in Morocco

The repatriation of dual nationals to their countries of residence continues. Thus, Tuesday, March 19, a GNV boat is to leave the port of TangerMED towards Genoa (Italy), with Dutch-Moroccans onboard, as well as their vehicles registered in Europe. According to the Facebook page of the Dutch Embassy in Morocco, passengers can «get off in Barcelona», although the option is still under consideration. For the Dutch-Moroccan nationals concerned with this measure, the Embassy of

Coronavirus : The Health Ministry recommends extending lockdown by two weeks

Will Morocco extend the lockdown for the second time to avoid the spread of the coronavirus ? Less than five days before the previously scheduled end of the containment, Arabic-language daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia reported that the Health Ministry would be in favor of extending the lockdown for 15 days. This recommendation was reportedly submitted by the Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb to the department in charge of the management of the coronavirus pandemic in Morocco. During

Morocco’s Moncef Slaoui says Warp Speed may deliver coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020

Moroccan-American-Belgian pharmaceutical executive Moncef Slaoui was officially appointed, Friday, by President Donald Trump as chief scientist of the United States vaccine efforts. Speaking today, Slaoui said that Operation Warp Speed may deliver coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020. 

Two new hotspots discovered in Morocco, the number of daily new coronavirus cases drops

As of Friday, May 15, Morocco recorded 45 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,652. The number of recoveries has reached 3,400, with 90 new recovered cases, which increases the recovery rate to 51.1%, Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology department at the Ministry of Health, said Friday. He recalled that the number of people having recovered is higher than that of active cases. He added that the total number of deaths

The coronavirus travel ban separates Moroccan parents from their children

While stranded abroad, several parents have left their children behind in Morocco without knowing when and how they will be home again. Seperated, hurt and shaken by the situation, some of them shared their struggle with Yabiladi.