Morocco ranks 133rd in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index. Compiled by Reporters Without Borders, the annual report concludes that «Morocco’s media continue to be subjected to judicial harassment».
As of Tuesday morning, Morocco recorded 140 confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,186. One death has been recorded, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country to 144. Morocco also recorded 9 recoveries, bringing the number of patients who recovered from the disease to 359. 14,018 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus since the start of the pandemic. The confirmed coronavirus cases are located as
As of Monday, Morocco recorded 191 confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,046. Two deaths have been recorded, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country to 143. Morocco also recorded 23 recoveries, bringing the number of patients who recovered from the disease to 350. During the daily press briefing devoted to the pandemic situation in Morocco, the head of the epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases
People living with HIV in Morocco have been advised to follow a series of guidelines to protect themselves during the pandemic. Those on effective antiretroviral treatment are not at an increased risk of getting coronavirus.
Jamal Challiui went to Morocco on March 14 to discover new trends in bridal fashion for his wedding boutique in Charlois, district of the Dutch city of Rotterdam. He would have never imagined that he was taking the last flight to Morocco before the Kingdom's air, land and sea borders were closed as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus, Open Rotterdam reports. In Nador, the Dutch-Moroccan immediately started thinking of others and tried to find a way to help the locals
Moroccans in the Italian town of Bergamo continue to show more solidarity with their host country. On Sunday, they distributed Moroccan sweets at the Alpine field hospital in Bergamo. The initiative was carried out by a team led by the President of Civil Protection, Giuseppe Castelli and Abdessamad Lamhanchi, member of the city's Council of foreigners, Montagne e Paesi reports. These sweets were homemade by Moroccan mothers and delivered to the field hospital installed in a fair. «The
The new coronavirus and the strict measures implemented by several countries have brought changes to the «international migration order». The situation was observed in Morocco, where hundreds of foreigners were stranded after Moroccan authorities closed the country’s borders.
On Sunday, ten people working at a canned fish plant in Larache tested positive for coronavirus. Seven of them are women and three are men working in this factory, from which they were transferred to Lalla Meyem hospital in the same city for medical treatment. A medical source told Alyaoum24 that these ten patients have been in close contact with a confirmed case who died a few days ago. Consequently, the factory in question was closed to prevent the spread of the virus. Confirmation of these
Qatar announced Sunday that it repatriated its nationals stranded in Morocco since the start of the coronavirus lockdown in Morocco. On its Twitter account, the Qatar Embassy in Rabat explained that this repatriation operation was carried out by a flight set up by Qatar Airways from Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. The embassy indicated that the operation was carried out in coordination with the Moroccan authorities. The Embassy of Qatar in Rabat finally thanked the Moroccan authorities for
As of Sunday, April 19, Morocco recorded 170 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid_19 infections in the country to 2,855. Morocco also recorded 13 new recoveries, 327 in total, as well as four new deaths, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the Kingdom to 141. «The rapid evolution of this pandemic in Morocco requires careful reading but the situation is under control thanks to the preventive and anticipatory measures that have been