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Morocco reported Friday 26 recoveries in a single day bringing the total number of cases that left hospital to 57 compared with 48 deaths as total infected cases jumped to 791, head of anti-pandemic center at the health ministry Mohamed El Youbi said. So far, 85% of cases are in mild conditions while 15% are […]
Some 600,000 Moroccan students use daily the online learning TelmidTICE platform launched by the ministry of education after it decided to close schools, universities… and shift courses online to prevent the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. Over 3000 courses covering a wide variety of subjects including science, mathematics…are accessible to primary and secondary education students thanks […]
A reverse migration is taking place in the Detroit of Gibraltar as coronavirus wreaks havoc in Spain. Dozens of Moroccan youth had to pay traffickers up to $6000 to take them to Moroccan coast, local papers reported. Moroccan security services are on alert to bring assistance to the Moroccans who are fleeing Spain on inflatable […]
British online newspaper Byline Times has published a long story on how Morocco was prompt to adopt precautionary measures to curb the spread of contaminations by the coronavirus and how Moroccans showed cohesion and solidarity to face the health crisis. In the story titled “Morocco’s Cohesion and Solidarity is a Lesson to us All”, […]
Moroccan engineers said they will convert Decathlon snorkel masks to be used as respirators for coronavirus patients as the total number of cases in the country hit 638 with 37 deaths. The initiative was announced by a group of engineers on their facebook page known as Ingénierie VS Covid 19. Morocco ordered 550 ventilators to […]
Egyptian private airlines have called the civil aviation ministry to help them cope with losses incurred because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The ministry on its facebook page said chairmen of the companies have sought the ministry’s help to stop the bleeding of losses suffered by the private companies and help […]
As Coronavirus pandemic is continuing its spread in Africa, banks and insurance companies offer their support to governments in fighting the pandemic. The pan-African banking group UBA, whose head office is in Nigeria, announced in a press release that it makes available to 20 African countries, a donation of 8 billion FCFA to enable these […]
Heads of state and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) adopted Monday a regional approach for the battle against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, which is ravaging nations across the globe. This came at an Extraordinary Summit via video conference during which IGAD heads of state and government discussed the strategy to […]
UAE Monday proposed the postponement to next year of the six-month Expo 2020 Dubai scheduled this year, at the request of participating countries over the global Covid-19 health crisis. Reem Al Hashemy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General, Expo 2020 Dubai, Monday said the organizing committee has consulted participating countries about […]
The Central bank said it will intervene to ensure there is enough cash for banks through increasing three-fold their refinancing capacity in dirham and hard currency. The move comes as a lifeline for Moroccan banks to offset the financial repercussions of coronavirus and help them offer loans for enterprises and households, the central bank said […]