A small hospital infrastructure accommodating both suspected cases and other patients, the Ibn Zohr hospital in Marrakech is overwhelmed. The situation is also becoming critical at the Marrakech CHU, where members of the medical staff have been infected with the coronavirus.
In Marrakech, health workers and trade unionists at the Mohammed VI University Hospital denounced the worrying situation of their healthcare facility. They regretted the absence of barrier measures, protective equipment and guidance for patients, in addition to the infection of 30 members of the facility’s medical staff.
Saeida Rouass is a Moroccan-British writer who has a strong connection to Moroccan history. In her book Assembly of the Dead (Jemaa el-Fnaa in Arabic), she tells the story of a Moroccan Jack the Ripper in a one of its kind detective story.
In 1906, Marrakech-based shoemaker Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi was arrested for killing 36 women, stealing their money and burying them under his shop and in his garden. After he escaped crucifixion, Mesfewi was tortured and walled up alive.
He fled his beautiful palace in Marrakech and spent months in the countryside to avoid contagion. Saadi sultan Ahmed al-Mansur ended up dying of the plague despite the preventive measures he had taken.
In Marrakech, several tourism workers have been impacted by the economic consequences of the novel coronavirus. While hotels saw bookings being cancelled, shops have seen their activities drop amid a nationwide lockdown.
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