On Friday, Morocco declared a state of heath emergency to deal with the spread of coronavirus. The decsion is not the first of its kind as in the 18th and 19th centuries, the plague forced the Kingdom to impose a nationwide quarantine.
Last week, several Moroccans took to the streets to pray to God amid the outbreak after the country declared a state of health emergency, implementing a nationwide lockdown. To sociologists, the reasons behind these practices can be blamed on unmanaged fear and mysticism.
A Moroccan national, suspected of killing a 62-year-old man in Malta, was arrested in Morocco after he fled the archipelago, Times of Malta wrote on Monday. The 37-year-old suspect was arrested after the police discovered the body of the victim on March 17. The Moroccan was arrested in Casablanca two days after the victim’s body was found in a garbage bag in his apartment bathroom. The suspect is believed to «have been sharing the apartment with the victim, when the murder took
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 143 in Morocco, health authorities announced Monday. Two new confirmed cases have recovered, with most of the infections being located in three main regions.
Even at the time of a pandemic, the Polisario Front misses no opportunity to criticize Morocco. On Sunday, the secretary general of the separatist movement sent yet another letter to the US Secretary-General. A letter sent to «draw the attention of Antonio Guterres to the dangerous situation in which Sahrawi civilian prisoners find themselves in Moroccan prisons». In his letter, Ghali urged the UN to «intervene urgently to immediately release» these prisoners and
In Morocco, and after declaring a state of health emergency, several independent workers have seen their activities stop amid the outbreak. Most of them have been faced with financial difficulties as they don’t have alternative incomes.
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of infections to 134. The ministry indicates that 571 suspected coronavirus cases have tested negative. On Sunday, health authorities announced that a Covid-19 patient has died, bringing the number of deaths to 4.
444 Canadian tourists, who were stranded in Morocco amid coronavirus outbreak, have finally been repatriated after the pandemic forced emergency airport closures. According to Montreal CTVNews, Air Canada posted pictures and videos of the Canadian passengers as they landed at Pierre Trudeau Airport in Dorval. In a Facebook post, Air Canada said that the plane, which carried 444 passengers, was «the first of [its] special flights to bring Canadian citizens home». Canadian
The Public Prosecution and the Health Ministry in Morocco has ordered the opening of an inquiry after a Tetouan-based doctor who tested positive for coronavirus did not comply with the preventive measures set up to stop the spread of the virus. In a press release, the Health Ministry announced that the doctor in question resumed work after returning from abroad and conducted two surgeries without being authorized by the health authorities to breach his quarantine. The preliminary
The Moroccan government adopted, Sunday, a draft decree-law related to the state of health emergency declared to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Any violation of this decree-law is punished with a prison sentence of between one and three months and/or a fine ranging from 300 to 1,300 dirhams. The new law authorizes the government to take, exceptionally and as a matter of urgency, financial, social and environmental measures capable of contributing directly in the fight against the negative
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