As of Monday, Morocco recorded 150 cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 5,053. The number of suspected cases that tested negative for the virus stands at 40,249, Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology and fight against infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, said during the daily press briefing. The official noted that the new cases were mainly recorded in four regions, namely Fez-Meknes, Casablanca-Settat,
The French national who crushed a flock of sheep on Saturday has been taken into custody. «Arrested on Sunday, he will be brought before the prosecutor on Tuesday morning», Mohamed Metlouf, a member of the Benslimane section of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) told Yabiladi. «We sill do not know the charges brought against him for the moment. He is still with the royal gendarmerie at El Mansouria», Metlouf said. For the record, the man in
Animal welfare NGOs told Yabiladi Sunday that they are filing a complaint against the Frenchman who ran into a flock of sheep with his car in El Mansouria, a small town near Casablanca. Outraged by the inhuman act, they called for the review of animal protection laws in the country.
Morocco ranks 26th in the world among markets in most financial peril and their capacity to cope with the coronavirus impacts. The ranking compiled by the Economist includes 66 economies. Released on Saturday, the list includes the most vulnerable emerging markets, ranked according to four criteria, namely public debt, external debt, cost of borrowing and potential external payments for this year. According to the ranking, Morocco has a low level of public debt, a medium external debt, a
Several Moroccans have decided to risk their lives and walk back to their hometowns as they found themselves separated from their families and loved ones because of the coronavirus lockdown. An Agadir-based man, who helps them get home, tells their tragic stories.
97 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 5,000, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 39,076 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 177, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 1,565. The confirmed coronavirus cases in
At least 387 Moroccans living abroad have died so far because of the coronavirus, a source within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Yabiladi. 461 others have died due to different reasons, bringing the total number of deceased Moroccan nationals abroad to 848 as of Sunday, May 3. These numbers concern only the deaths communicated to the Moroccan diplomatic networks abroad. The number of Covid-19-related deaths or others could be higher because not all Moroccan families abroad
As of Sunday, Morocco recorded 174 confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 4,903. During the last 24 hours, 1,443 suspected cases tested negative for the virus, 36,081 in total, Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology and disease control infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, said during a daily press briefing. «The 174 new cases were recorded in the following regions : Casablanca-Settat, Fez-Meknes,
Strasbourg-native Alain Polomack, accused in 2008 and then in 2018 of «fraud» in France and Tunisia, is now eyeing Morocco. The Frenchman said on Facebook on Saturday that the European Union plans to «order 10 billion face masks from Morocco in the coming days like other countries».
In a video that went viral, a young shepherd has had his flock of sheep crashed into before his eyes. The Royal Gendarmerie police force in Mansouria heard that a French man, who is settled down in the Kingdom, was behind this act Sunday morning.