Fifty (50) new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco between Sunday night and Monday morning, bringing the total number of covid-19 infections in the kingdom to 4,115, the Health Ministry announced in a recent update. The Ministry indicated that the total number of recovered Covid-19 patients stands at 669, the while 161 people have died from coronavirus complications since the start of the outbreak. The suspected cases excluded following negative tests are
The first repatriation flight from Morocco landed at around 00:30 am on Monday at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. According to NL Times, the flight chartered by The Hague departed from Casablanca, Sunday; bring around 300 Dutch citizens stranded in Morocco amid the coronavirus lockdown. The repatriated nationals included people who needed to urgently return home, the same source reported, adding that most of them «need medicines or medical care». On Twitter,
For twenty years, Moroccan-born Mostapha Bahja indulged in the world of theater and performing in Spain. He is one of the first Moroccan artists to make himself a name in the Spanish scene after several attempts in Morocco and the Netherlands.
As of Saturday, April 25, 139 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,897. During a daily press briefing, the head of the epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed Lyoubi said that the coronavirus death toll has reached 159 while the number of recovered cases stands at 537. He also added that 21,546 people have tested negative so far after
As of Friday, April 24, 190 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,758. During a daily press briefing, the head of the epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed Lyoubi said that the coronavirus death toll has reached 158 while the number of recovered cases stands at 486. He also added that 20,175people have tested negative so far after
In order to compete with Morocco on the African scene, Algeria has set up an international cooperation agency, as instructed by President Tebboune.
Dutch-Moroccans stranded in Morocco because of the coronavirus travel ban have sent a letter to King Mohammed VI, asking for their repatriation. Sent Friday to Yabiladi, the letter addressed to the sovereign referred to the critical situations of some of them. «Sick and elderly people are running out of medicines that are not available here, parents are abruptly separated from their children, which entails various psychological complications, workers and entrepreneurs cannot meet their
While scientists around the world are trying to find a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, so-called «experts» on social media have showered Moroccans with recipes to fight against the virus, mixing modern medicine, traditional medicine and religion. Doctors, sociologists and Muslim scholars have rebuked these practices.
3,000 Dutch nationals, including those of Moroccan descent, are stranded in Morocco amid coronavirus lockdown. Awaiting repatriation, the group is expected to fly back to the Netherlands by this weekend, De Telegraaf reports. Speaking on Friday during a government meeting, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said that he is «fully committed» to helping the 3,000 Dutch people return home. «I am in close contact with the Moroccan authorities regarding this and I would like to
Kuwait organized a second repatriation campaign this week, allowing 4,200 Kuwaiti nationals to return to their country through 24 flights. According to Kuwaiti newspaper Al Anba, a flight from Nouakchott and through Casablanca took place on Wednesday, and repatriated 290 Kuwaitis stranded in the Kingdom and in Mauritania. In a press release, the Kuwaitis stranded so far in Morocco thanked the ambassador of their country, saying that the Kuwaiti government had booked 5-star hotel rooms for