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After Morocco announced early Tuesday the suspension of all flights to and from Italy, which went under lockdown to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, the merchant navy decided later in the day the suspension of maritime links between Morocco and Italy. In a note addressed to the shipping companies, the directorate of the merchant […]
An 89-year-old woman died Tuesday in Casablanca from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry of Health has announced. The patient was suffering from chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. The intervention of doctors specialized in epidemiologic diseases, virology and resuscitation could no save the woman, who was diagnosed positive last week. The woman who came […]
Morocco suspended all flights to and from Italy, which went under lockdown to stop the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Morocco’s flag carrier RAM offered flight reschedule to its clients as it continues to maintain suspended a direct link to Beijing due to the virus outbreak. More than 9,170 people in Italy have been […]
The main index at Casablanca’s stock exchange suffered on February 9 the steepest single-day plunge in its history amid a similar trend in international bourses due to Coronavirus fears. Investors rushed to sell shares causing a 5.82% drop in Masi, Casablanca’s main index, which lost 11.2% of its value since the beginning of 2020. The […]
A German tourist Sunday became the first death case of Coronavirus in Egypt, which has confirmed 55 patients suffering from the fast-spreading virus. The victim came to the country a week ago but refused to be quarantined after he was tested positive on March 6. The 60-year old holidaymaker, according to Health Minister Hala Zayed […]
Football matches in all series and competitions will be played in empty stadiums, the Moroccan football association (FRMF) said on Wednesday on the eve of Morocco’s declaration of a second coronavirus case. The second case was found in an 89 year-old woman coming from Bologna in northern Italy, the health ministry said. The patient is […]
Health Ministry reports a second confirmed case. Morocco’s Personal Data & Privacy Protection Authority has opened an investigation following the publication in social media networks of the list of the 104 air passengers who travelled with the first Moroccan affected with coronavirus. “This is a violation of privacy and […]
Tunisia will take action against any citizen suspected to be infected by the Coronavirus who refuses to be quarantined, Health Minister Abdellatif Mekki said Wednesday. “If some people refrain from abiding by voluntary quarantine measures or not, they are liable to punishment in accordance with the law, given that the health of citizens is in […]
More cultural events have been canceled in Morocco since the announcement of the agriculture ministry to skip organizing the international agricultural fair this year few hours after Morocco declared its first Covid-19 case. A Moroccan coming from Italy was tested positive for the virus on Monday and containment measures have been applied to passengers on […]
Morocco subjected the export of face masks to special export permits after the Covid-19 outbreak in the world triggered a supply shortage combined with high demand. The decision also comes after authorities seized 100,000 masks in a vehicle in Tangier port. The British driver intended to sell the masks in his country for high prices. […]