Renault Group Morocco has decided to temporarily suspend its industrial activities in Morocco, starting from Thursday, March 19, in both Tangier and Casablanca, the company said in a press release. The decision, taken to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus, will affect 11,000 employees from the firm’s two industrial sites in Morocco. «Some positions, whose physical presence is not essential to the well-functioning of the business, will make use of remote working»,
Five new coronavirus cases were recorded, Wednesday, by the health authorities in Morocco, bringing the total Covid-19 infections in the country to 49. The five patients, who tested positive for the virus, have all been abroad. Two of them are French nationals in Agadir, two others are Moroccans in Casablanca who have been in Spain and one is a Moroccan in Meknes who returned from Egypt, the Health Ministry said in a press release issued this morning. For the record, Morocco has recorded
In a video that went viral, a Moroccan woman, who is quarantined in a unit for suspected coronavirus cases, criticized the state of the facility. The clip shared on social media led to the launching of an inquiry that had the head of the hospital dismissed for misconduct.
Six new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded, Tuesday, by the health authorities, bringing the number of Covid-19 cases in Morocco to 44. In a press release, the Health Ministry announced that the six new coronavirus cases are located as follows : two in Tangier, one in Oujda, one in Rabat, one in Settat and the last one in Guelmim. The six patients are currently being treated based on the health measures implemented by the sanitary authorities. For the record, Morocco recorded its
Moroccan journalist Omar Radi was given, Tuesday, a four-month suspended sentence and a 500 dirham fine by a Casablanca court for insulting a judge on Twitter. The 33-year-old journalist was tried for a tweet in which he criticized a judge for handing «heavy» sentences to Hirak activists, including the movement’s figurehead Nasser Zefzafi. Summoned by the police in December, the journalist spent five days in jail before being granted provisional release, pending his
Coronavirus travel bans implemented by several countries, including Morocco, have left several Dutch-Moroccans stranded and unable to join their loved ones. While Rachid struggled to reunite with his family in Morocco after transiting through several countries, Dounia is still waiting for a flight to get home.
The Moroccan Parliament and government have announced that they are contributing to the Covid-19 fund, created by King Mohammed VI to manage the novel coronavirus. On Tuesday, in a joint statement, the two Houses of Parliament announced that MPs will be donating their salaries for one month to said fund. أعضاء الحكومة يساهمون براتب شهر في "الصندوق الخاص بتدبير جائحة فيروس #كورونا #كوفيد_19 " #المغرب
British rapper Professor Green has revealed that he is in Morocco, where he is in solitary confinement because of the Coronavirus. According to The Sun, he had «taken the last plane authorized to land in the country in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic». The tabloid said that the 36-year-old rapper - whose real name is Stephen Manderson - and his girlfriend Karima McAdams published several stories on Instagram from Tangier before going into solitary confinement. «The
On Wednesday, the Board of Directors of Al Mada, a large private Moroccan holding company mainly owned by the Moroccan royal family, announced that it has decided to make a financial contribution to the special fund for the management of the coronavirus pandemic. Al Mada will donate 2 billion dirhams. The Azura Group will also allocate 25 million dirhams to the fund. On the same day, Morocco's State Investment Vehicle (CDG) announced its direct contribution to the special fund with a donation
A group of Moroccan celebrities has launched a solidarity campaign to cover the expenses of families financially impacted by the novel coronavirus. Moroccans applauded the initiative on social media.
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