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The announcement of health emergency measures followed by a lockdown triggered a wave of panic buying in Moroccan supermarkets on Friday as citizens rushed to buy more than needed in terms of food and gas. The government reassured that there was no need for such a shopping spree and that the country has enough reserves […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco has jumped to 86. The new cases were confirmed, Saturday at 00h30, by the Health Ministry on its website: www.covidmaroc.ma. On Friday, the ministry reported a coronavirus-related death, the third in the country. The deceased patient is a 39-year-old man who came from abroad. According […]
A Moroccan committee adopted a series of measures, including stipends for the unemployed and loan and tax deferrals for enterprises in difficult financial conditions due to the coronavirus outbreak. Employees who lost their jobs will receive 2000 dirhams monthly and continue to benefit from family allowances and mandatory health coverage as well as a three-month […]
Since the King called for the setting up of a special fund to upgrade health services, help most hit sectors by coronavirus and maintain jobs, donations kept flowing from public institutions, the private sector, state officias, employees and individuals. The fund which was targeting 10 billion dirhams received more than 25 billion dirhams as different […]
Côte d’Ivoire-based Polish trailer maker Wielton Africa has launched a branch in Morocco as it seeks to conquer the African continent market. The company’s director Wielton Pietrzak said the branch named Wielton Pietrzak Succursale has been created in Morocco, with plans to launch an assembling plant, Le360.ma reports. Meantime, the branch will be used to […]
Australian obstetrician and gynecologist Dr Catherine Hamlin died in her home in Addis Ababa on Wednesday March 18. Dr. Catherine Hamlin, 96, devoted her life to treating Ethiopian women with a devastating childbirthg injury and helped develop pioneering techniques to treat these injuries. Her death was announced by the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation in […]
Morocco has declared a health emergency and asked citizens not to leave home unless they receive an authorization from local authorities to buy essentials or go to work, an interior ministry statement said. Movement will be restricted starting from Friday at 18:00 as a necessary measure after coronavirus cases started transmitting locally, the interior […]
The Moroccan government has adopted a draft law to fight fake news on social media and the internet and deter cyber criminality as authorities continue their crackdown on people who deliberately attempt at undermining public order on social media by sowing panic. Dozens have been arrested in different cities including a 48-year-old woman known as […]
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that a woman infected with the Coronavirus has recovered, becoming the second patient to recover in Morocco since the announcement of the first case of contamination with Covid -19 on march 2. The patient, resident of Casablanca, was the first to contract the disease within Morocco rather […]
The Moroccan Health Ministry confirmed this Thursday in two statements four and three new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of cases to 61. According to the ministry, around 271 people have tested negative for the virus in Morocco. At a press briefing Wednesday, the Minister of Health, Khalid […]