The epidemiological situation is hardly reassuring in Morocco with the new coronavirus infections. The government council therefore decided, Thursday for the 5th consecutive time, to extend the state of health emergency.
Acrobats, dancers and merchants of the Jemaa El Fna square in Marrakech are unemployed, since the implementation of the state of health emergency last March. In the absence of tourists, the crafts-related professions are threatened with extinction.
Coronavirus screening tests will no longer be generalized to all people suspected of having been in contact with the virus. The decision has just been made by the Ministry of Health , which plans to limit its use to vulnerable people.
The government banned travel between 8 cities from midnight on Sunday, July 26. In a video, the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, discussed this decision which does not have the unanimous support of citizens and merchants.
Invited to speak before the two Finance Committees of Parliament, Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Benchaâboun reviewed the general framework for preparing the 2021 Finance Bill.
After living under the stress of the coronavirus pandemic for more than three months, some Moroccans are just waiting for the complete lifting of the state of health emergency to get away a bit. These are the data published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) in the 2nd panel on the impact of covid-19 on the economic, social and psychological situation of households.
The vehicles and units of the Royal Armed Forces, which patrolled in the cities to ensure compliance with confinement during the state of health emergency declared since March 20, have returned to the barracks.
The state of health emergency in Morocco is extended until August 10, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. throughout the national territory. This is the decision of the Council of Government.
One more month for the Moroccans. The government would intend to extend the state of emergency at least until August 10 next and this decision could be taken this afternoon.
Moroccans live in fear of a renewal of confinement, since a wave of positive cases have been detected in Safi. Bad news for the population who were eagerly awaiting the lifting of the state of emergency which should take place in a few days.
In addition to the forms of violence against women known to all, confinement has generated other types reported in factories. These are abuse and coercion against women, depriving them of their right to a safe and secure environment, respecting the standards required by the health crisis.
Students in rural areas often do not have the means to afford a tablet in order to follow distance learning courses, due to the financial situation of their parents. Determined to contribute to improving the study conditions of these children, a group of students from three school groups in the commune of Taddart (prefecture of Agadir-Ida Outanane) distributed digital tablets to them.