The United States Government announced, Thursday, that it is providing MAD 6.6 million ($670,000) to help Morocco reduce the spread of Covid-19 from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In a press release sent Thursday to Yabiladi, the US Embassy in Rabat said that USAID is «providing these funds to the World Health Organization (WHO) under the Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) to stop
Tens of Moroccans, stranded in Algeciras since March 13, are now staying in a hotel in the city, the Europa Sur news agency reported on Wednesday. These Moroccans were unable to leave the country after Spain suspended air and sea travel to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Trying to find a solution, they went to the Kingdom’s consulate in the city. Last week, the diplomatic representation was able to book coaches for those who live in Italy to leave Spain, while others who wanted to
The Australian man behind the Christchurch attacks in New Zealand has changed his plea, admitting to all charges against him in a Thursday court appearance, The Guardian reports. After he pleaded not guilty throughout his trial, the former gym instructor who opened fire on worshipers in two Christchurch mosques said that he is guilty of murdering 51 people and injuring 40 others. The man did not attend the hearing but changed his plea in a video he recorded in his prison cell.
Morocco has recorded 55 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 225. At a press conference held Wednesday, officials from the Ministry of Health said that 740 suspected coronavirus cases have tested negative for the virus. Casablanca-Settat remains at the head of the regions with the highest number of confirmed cases, followed by that of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra, Fez-Meknes and Marrakech-Safi. The Ministry of Health said that Morocco
Fifteen people who visited Egypt in March have tested positive for the virus, bringing the number of Covid-19 infections in the city of Meknes to 22. According to the city’s mayor, the 15 people are part of a group of men and women who went on an organized trip between February 25 and March 10.
In Morocco, several blue-collar workers leave their house every day to work. Most of them cannot afford abandoning their jobs and small wages during this period, despite the risks that come with that.
In Morocco, several companies have decided to support health workers as the country is battling against the novel coronavirus. These companies offer free meals and accommodate doctors, nurses and hospital staff.
The Casablanca administrative court authorized, on Tuesday, a Libyan national who was stranded for a week at the Casablanca international airport to enter the Moroccan territory. The Libyan national arrived from Malta to take a new plane for Tunisia. However, the flight was cancelled after Morocco suspended sea and air travel to avoid the spread of coronavirus. The judge's decision ordered the Moroccan authorities to allow the 39-year-old to stay in the country, for these
Tunisian President Kais Saied held a phone call, Tuesday, with King Mohammed VI to discuss how Tunisia is dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak, Tunisian newspaper Alchourouk reports. The two head of states held talks on the health situation in both Tunisia and Morocco and stressed the need of cooperating and benefiting from one another’s experiences during this crisis. According to the same source, the Tunisian president stressed the need of adopting a different approach when
A Moroccan-born Israeli is expected to be voted in, Wednesday, as the Knesset’s new speaker. Meir Cohen, from the Yesh Atid political party that was formed in 2012, will be replacing Yuli Edelstein, Jerusalem Post reports. Meir Cohen was born in Essaouira in 1964. At the age of seven, his family left Morocco to for Dimona, a city where he «earned a master’s degree in Jewish studies and pedagogy at Jerusalem’s Schechter Institute», the same source wrote. Cohen
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