Germany has decided to support foreign students who lost their part-time jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. Moroccans studying in Germany can also benefit from the plan that provides interest-free loans.
The easing of the lockdown may be faster in the coming days depending on the epidemiological situation in each territory, Saadeddine El Othmani said on Wednesday before the House of Representatives. He explained that said easing would depend on the weekly assessments provided by the Ministry of Health.
A new study by the Deep Knowledge Group ranks Morocco 92nd among 200 countries, in terms of its efforts to counter the new coronavirus. The Kingdom is also 50th for the quarantine efficiency imposed to slow the spread of the virus.
Morocco is planning to ease the strict lockdown measures it implemented in March to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. The measures take into consideration the disparities in the infection rate between regions, dividing the country into two different zones.
Moroccans stranded in Spain will be repatriated in the next 48 hours, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita. The operation will be followed by many others, targeting Moroccans stranded in Turkey, France, Gulf countries and African countries.
On Tuesday, the inhabitants of Imi Agadir, a small village in southern Morocco, joined a rally to demand the arrest of a man suspected of raping a six-year-old girl.