
COVID-19 Surge Overwhelms Major Moroccan Cities as Cases Multiply
The epidemiological situation in the cities of Fez, Tangier, Marrakech and Casablanca is worrying. The cases of Covid-19 contamination have been multiplying in recent days.

The epidemiological situation in the cities of Fez, Tangier, Marrakech and Casablanca is worrying. The cases of Covid-19 contamination have been multiplying in recent days.

The celebration of the national migrant day was an opportunity for the Fez -Meknès wilaya and the Regional Investment Center (CRI) to call on Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to invest in the region.

The decision to ban travel to and from eight cities including Marrakech has dampened the hopes of many hoteliers who were counting on the summer period to achieve excellent sales figures.

The Archbishop of Rabat, Mgr Cristóbal López Romero, has announced that a nun from the Catholic Church in the city of Fez has tested positive for the coronavirus. She is a nurse on duty in a hospital that receives Covid-19 patients.

For a few days now, the city of Fez has been breaking all records in terms of Covid-19 infections, with an average of more than 200 cases per day.

The resurgence of new cases in Fez , Tangier-Assilah has led to the tightening of measures under the state of health emergency. The government will apply new restrictive measures in these two prefectures this Wednesday, August 5.

Eleven butchers tested positive for coronavirus the day after the celebration of Eid Al-Adha in Fez . Families who had requested their services for the ritual of slaughtering the sheep fear being contaminated in turn.

Two vagrants were arrested by elements of the prefectural service of the judicial police of Fez. They would be involved in an attempted theft with assault and battery resulting in death.

The epidemiological situation in the city of Fez is increasingly alarming due to the acceleration of new infections. Restrictive measures could be taken by the local authorities to prevent further cases.

The Regional Brigade of the Judicial Police under the prefecture of Fès and in charge of financial crimes questioned, on July 21, the former PJD minister, El Habib Choubani, current president of the Draâ-Tafilalet Regional Council. He would be involved in the irregular awarding of several public contracts.

A few days after resuming their activities, shops, cafes, restaurants... in the city of Fez were ordered to close on Monday by the Ministry of the Interior.

Prison sentences were handed down to candidates who cheated on the Baccalaureate. They were each sentenced to 3 months’ imprisonment with a fine of 500 dirhams.