Coronavirus : The infection of 15 people who visited Egypt worries the inhabitants of Meknes

Fifteen people who visited Egypt in March have tested positive for the virus, bringing the number of Covid-19 infections in the city of Meknes to 22. According to the city’s mayor, the 15 people are part of a group of men and women who went on an organized trip between February 25 and March 10.

Morocco’s key blue-collar workers take the risk to survive amid coronavirus lockdown

In Morocco, several blue-collar workers leave their house every day to work. Most of them cannot afford abandoning their jobs and small wages during this period, despite the risks that come with that.

New coronavirus hotline launched in Morocco

Coronavirus : Companies offer to house and provide food for health workers in Morocco

In Morocco, several companies have decided to support health workers as the country is battling against the novel coronavirus. These companies offer free meals and accommodate doctors, nurses and hospital staff.

A Casablanca court allows a Libyan national to enter the Moroccan territory amid the lockdown

Tunisian President Kais Saied holds phone call with King Mohammed VI on coronavirus situation

A Moroccan-born Israeli to be voted in as the Knesset’s new speaker

Morocco : A man in Nador arrested for posting a video with erroneous coronavirus data online

Morocco records a new recovery, one death as confirmed Covid-19 infections reach 170

Morocco has recorded 27 new confirmed coronavirus cases, one Covid-19-related death and a new recovery. Casablanca is home to the largest number of confirmed cases, 41 in total.

Moroccans and their first experience of quarantine during an epidemic

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.