Coronavirus cases stand at 1184 in Morocco

64 confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,184 the total number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco, a health official said Tuesday. During a press briefing Mohamed Lyoubi, who heads the infecticious diseases department at the Health Ministry, said that 4,253 suspected cases were excluded after testing negative for the virus. As for the death toll, Lyoubi said that in total 90 people died after contracting the virus in Morocco while 93 recovered. The

After its president died of Covid-19, Moroccans and Syrians rally to head Spain's Muslims body

In Spain, religious leaders of Moroccan and Syrian origin have been rallying to replace the former president of the Islamic Commission of Spain, who died after testing positive for coronavirus.

Coronavirus : A Casablanca sports venue to be transformed into a field hospital

A sports venue annexed to the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, will soon be transformed into a field hospital to exclusively accommodate patients infected with the new coronavirus. The facility joins other venues turned into field hospitals amid coronavirus crisis, including the Casablanca International Fair’s hall, French-language newspaper Le360 reports. The new field hospital will be able to accommodate hundreds of Covid-19 patients who can be treated there. «With a capacity

Despite coronavirus threats, some Moroccans insist on not adhering to the lockdown

While everyone is unanimous in the need to stay at home in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus in Morocco, many still view it «lightly" and leave their homes for no valid reason. Sociologists emphasize that these people are reckless due to a lack of awareness, or a lack of information about the virus.

Amnesty International urges Morocco to free «peaceful protesters» amid Covid-19 fears

London-based NGO Amnesty International urged, Tuesday, the Moroccan authorities to release «all those imprisoned solely for peacefully protesting or expressing their views», referring to Hirak prisoners, rappers, bloggers and journalists, amid coronavirus outbreak. Morocco «should be prompted by the grim prospect of Covid-19 spreading in prisons to release the dozens of detainees held simply for expressing their views of for exercising their right to protest», Heba

Morocco to consider IMF credit line to navigate coronavirus crisis

Morocco is considering using a $3 billion liquidity line from the International Monetary Fund to navigate the drawbacks of the coronavirus outbreak, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. According to the same source, the move means that the Kingdom will seek more in international borrowing than what it set up for the year 2020. Indeed, on Monday, the Moroccan government agreed on a decree that allows the country to increase its international funding cap. To overcome the crisis

Coronavirus : Morocco imposes the use of face masks outdoors

Starting from Tuesday, Moroccans who go outside during the lockdown will be required to wear face masks, the country’s state-owned news agency reported on Monday evening. The decision was announced in a joint statement by the ministries of Interior, Health, Economy, Finance and administrative reform and Industry, trade and green and digital economy. In their joint statement, the ministries announced that they have taken «all measures» for the marketing and distribution of

Morocco urges people to wear face masks as total number of Covid-19 infections reaches 1,120

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco has jumped to 1,120, according to the recent figures communicated by the head of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division at the Health Ministry on Monday. During a daily press briefing, held this afternoon in Rabat, Mohamed Lyoubi said that 3,984 people have so far tested negative for the virus after undergoing tests for coronavirus. During the last 24 hours, Morocco recorded 11 new deaths, bringing to 80 the number of

How to look after your physical health while observing the coronavirus lockdown ?

Eating well and working out are important habits to include in our daily routines during the coronavirus lockdown. To experts, keeping our bodies active and maintaining a ballanced relationship with food can make this period a healthy pause.

Tens of Sahrawis stranded east of the Sand Wall due to a Polisario decision

Tens of Sahrawis, including 26 women and children, have found themselves stranded east of the Sand Wall following a decision made by the Polisario Front.   According to pro-Polisario Futuro Sahara, these Sahrawis are in the middle of the desert at the border separating Algeria from Morocco. A well-informed source told the same source that an Algerian military official at the closest border post said that the leaders of the Polisario Front refuse to let the group of Sahrawis into the