919 is the total number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco, the Health Ministry announced. 12 deaths were recorded between Friday evening and Saturday evening, bringing to 59 coronavirus-related deaths. In the last 24 hours, 10 Covid-19 patients recovered, with 66 recoveries in total. The number of suspected cases that tested negative for this virus has reached 3,402. The confirmed cases are located as follows : Casablanca-Settat (248), Marrakech-Safi (163), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (171),
After a difficult childhood and a youth marked by a first success with a band called Derdba, Rabii Harnoune chose to stay in Germany and currently tries to regularize his immigration status in the country. This young Maâlem has just finished a first fusion album, which will be released next May, in collaboration with German DJ V.B.Kühl.
During the last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco has jumped to 791. The number of suspected cases that tested negative for this virus has reached 3,119, Mohamed Lyoubi, chief of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division at the Health Ministry said during a press briefing held in Rabat. Moreover, Morocco recorded 4 new deaths, bringing the number of coronavirus-related deaths to 48, as well as 27 recoveries, 57 in total. Mohamed Lyoubi clarified
In an assessment done by two UN agencies and the World Bank, it has been revealed that Morocco’s most vulnerable economic sectors are being hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis.
The World Bank announced Thursday that it will work with countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to help them cope with the health emergency linked to the new coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). The World Bank will allocate funding to the MENA region, as well as «policy advice, and technical assistance to help countries cope with the urgent health needs of the pandemic and slow the spread of the disease», the group said in a press release. Thus, for the Kingdom,
On Monday March 16, the Ministry of National Education announced the start of distance learning and teaching programs after the Moroccan government shut down schools and universities to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. Students were directed to the internet and TV for their courses and classes. How does it translate for students in impoverished rural areas ?
The first confirmed coronavirus cases recorded in the city of Marrakech left the hospital Wednesday after they fully recovered. The French couple Laurent and Jennifer Balestra and their nine-month old daughter tested positive for coronavirus while in Morocco on March 8. The family has «fully recovered» and will return to France on a special plane chartered by their country, AFP reports. The 51-year-old real estate agent who lives in the suburbs of Paris had felt unwell on his
Twenty-seven (27) new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Morocco between Thursday night and Friday, bringing to 735 the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country, the Health Ministry said. The number of deaths related to the virus has amounted to 47, while that of recoveries is at 49. In addition, the total number of cases excluded after testing negative of the virus is 2,983, the same source indicates. The confirmed cases are located as follows : Casablanca-Settat (217), Marrakech
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached 708, Thursday, in Morocco, the health ministry announced in an recent update. In a Facebook post, the ministry added that the number of suspected cases who tested negative for this virus has reached 2,916. Meanwhile, the total coronavirus-related deaths has jumped to 44. Five new recoveries were also recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall recoveries to 31. As for the locations of the confirmed cases, the health official said
While several stores are closed in these times of health emergency in Morocco, several businesses have chosen to provide home delivery services, which encourage local residents to stay home. In Casablanca these businesses have seen their activities boosted during the lockdown.