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COVID-19: Facemasks wearing compulsory outside home, Interior Ministry reiterates

Morocco’s Ministry of the Interior reiterated that it is compulsory for all individuals to wear protective facemasks anywhere outside home and threatened violators of the law with prison sentences and fines. The ministry specified, in a communiqué released this Saturday July 25, that the regulation is in line with “a constant and continuous concern to […]

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COVID-19: Morocco to sell masks to French army

Morocco-made facemasks have been cleared by French army for conforming to top safety standards and the north African country allowed their exports after satisfying domestic needs. A textile company based in Morocco has won a contract to supply the French army, local newspaper Assabah reported. Morocco has reached a production capacity of over 10 million […]

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Covid-19: Morocco’s pharmacies get 4.5 Mln masks daily

Moroccan pharmacies are supplied daily with 4.5 million facemasks to enable citizens protect themselves against the coronavirus, said minister of industry & trade Moulay Hafid Elalamy. Speaking at a parliamentary question time on Tuesday, the minister said the country has 7 million masks in stock, which have become compulsory in the North African country since […]

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Covid-19 : Companies convert production to save lives

Several Moroccan companies have converted their production chains to make personal protective gears (facemasks/shields, gloves…) and even ventilators to help combat the shortage due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sensing the urgent needs, some companies worked night shifts to scale up the country’s daily production of face-masks to over 3.3 million, while other firms such as […]