
Morocco Arrests 16 for Violating COVID-19 Emergency Measures in Salé
Having committed violations of the security measures enacted under the state of health emergency, 16 people, including 11 minors, were taken into custody on Sunday in Salé.

Having committed violations of the security measures enacted under the state of health emergency, 16 people, including 11 minors, were taken into custody on Sunday in Salé.

Do Moroccans respect or violate the rules related to the health state of emergency? An investigation looked into the issue and the results are surprising.

The Tangier police elements arrested the manager of a cafe transformed into an illegal casino and his clients. The latter were released but risk being prosecuted for violating the state of health emergency. As for the main suspect, he was placed in pre-trial detention in the "Sat village" prison.

While celebrating his wedding party in Beni Mellal , a newlywed was arrested and then placed in custody at the gendarmerie, where he spent the night. He is accused of having trampled on the restrictive measures enacted to curb the spread of the coronavirus and its variants in the kingdom.

The Moroccan government has decided to extend the state of health emergency until October 10. This decision was made during the cabinet meeting held this Monday in Rabat .

Fourteen draft decrees will be on the agenda of the Council of Government to be held next Monday. These include the decree implementing Articles 32 and 35 of the law on the lawful uses of cannabis and the one concerning the amendment of the decree extending the duration of the state of health emergency throughout the national territory to deal with the spread of Covid-19.

A man accused on social media police officers working at the Casablanca police service of physically assaulting him. This serious statement prompted the Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi , to give instructions for the truth to be shed on this matter.

Health Minister Khaled Ait Taleb has alerted healthcare professionals to the optimal use of oxygen in hospitals .

Morocco has tightened preventive health measures in recent days to counter the surge in positive Covid-19 cases . A situation that raises many questions, to which the Head of Government, Saadeddine El Othmani, has tried to respond.

In Témara, the gendarmerie services accompanied by officials and representatives of the local authorities proceeded to arrest 60 people in a luxury villa transformed into a banquet hall, where a wedding party was taking place. A fine was imposed on them for violating the restrictive measures enacted to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the kingdom.

The government has just announced a series of restrictive health measures, including a national curfew from 9pm to 5am, a ban on travel to and from Casablanca, Marrakech and Agadir. These measures, which will come into effect on Tuesday, August 3 at 9pm, aim to control the Covid-19 pandemic.

On the orders of the wilaya of the Marrakech-Safi region, a hotel was closed for having organized a pool party, 12 restaurants suffered the same fate in Agadir . These establishments have trampled on the health measures enacted to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the kingdom.