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
124 additional coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco between Thursday night and Friday morning, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,692. In an update published this morning, the health ministry revealed that the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered from the virus in Morocco stands at 478. It also indicated that the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the Kingdom has reached 155. 19,124 suspected cases have tested negative for the coronavirus
Saturday, April 25, is the first day of Ramadan in Morocco, according to the Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs. The latter announced, Thurday, that the new moon was not sighted, adding that Friday is the last day of the Islamic month of Shaaban. On Thursday, several countries sighted the crescent moon of Ramadan whereas several others relied on astronomical calculations, announcing that the sacred month is to begin on Friday for most countries and Saturday for
Thousands of Moroccans living abroad (dual nationals or not) found themselves stranded in Morocco amid the lockdown. Some of them were unable to return to the countries where they live due to an alleged blockage by the Moroccan authorities.
As of Thursday, April 23, 122 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,568. 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 155 while the number of recovered cases stands at 456. He also added that 18,379 people have tested negative so far after