Morocco has decided to close, starting Monday, cafes, restaurants, movie theaters, concert halls, sports clubs and public baths to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a press release, the Interior Ministry said that the decision would be implemented by 6 pm this Monday. The new measure does not include «markets and shops», the Ministry added, calling Moroccans to comply by the preventive measures imposed by the authorities and avoid gatherings. For the record, 29 people
Should you close your windows to avoid inhaling the chemicals that would be sprayed by helicopters to fight against the coronavirus? Does having hot drinks kill the virus? Are you at risk of undercover thieves? Moroccans raised all of these questions amid the spread of a series of audios and videos deemed fake by the authorities.
A new confirmed coronavirus case was recorded, Monday, bringing the number of Covid-19 cases in Morocco to 29. In a Facebook post, the Health Ministry reported that 135 suspected coronavirus cases have tested negative for the virus. The 29 confirmed cases include a patient who recovered and another one who died after testing positive for the virus. According to health authorities, all but one of the confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco have been abroad in the last couple of weeks,
London’s St John’s Wood Synagogue rabbi Yoni Golker contracted coronavirus before traveling to Morocco earlier this month, the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco said in a communiqué sent Sunday to Yabiladi. The rabbi «went for a four-day trip to Morocco (between March 2 and 5)», the same communiqué read, adding that «the Federation of Synagogues Ohr Yisrael in the UK has confirmed that Yoni Golker has been contaminated by one of the old
The Maroc Cultures Association announced Sunday that the 19th edition of yearly music festival Mawazine, initially scheduled for June 2020, has been cancelled due to coronavirus fears. This decision was taken in accordance with preventive measures recommended by the Moroccan authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO), organizers said in a press release. For the record, Morocco recorded 28 confirmed coronavirus cases. Most of the infected patients have been to Europe in the last
The Kingdom of Morocco has decided to suspend, until further notice, all international passenger flights to and from its territory, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad announced in a press release issued Sunday. The decision is part of the Kingdom’s plan to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. It comes after the implementation of a series of travel bans mutually agreed on by the Kingdom and several European countries. For
Morocco has recorded 10 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the country to 28. On Sunday, the Health Ministry said on its Facebook page that the number of confirmed cases in Morocco has reached 28, with one patient who died and another one who recovered. The 10 new patients have all been abroad, the Health Ministry said in a press release, adding that 6 of them have returned from Spain, two from France and the remaining two
The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Mr Abdelkader Amara, has tested positive for coronavirus, his ministry announced Saturday in a press release. After returning from an official mission to several European countries and after feeling abnormal tiredness accompanied by headaches, the minister presented himself to the medical services, which subjected him to the necessary examinations and analyzes that confirmed his contamination. Since the symptoms presented by the
Speaking on national TV, Saturday, Morocco’s Head of Government Saadeddine El Othmani said that the Kingdom has reserved 970 beds for eventual Covid-19 patients. He further reassured Moroccans, indicating that all decisions taken so far are preventive to secure the public health of Moroccans.
According to the director of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division at the Health Ministry Mohamed Lyoubi, all but one of the confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco have been abroad. The cases include a nine-month-old toddler who tested positive for the virus.
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