London, July 27, 2020 (AltAfrica)-One-quarter of Moroccans (25.4%) reported getting into a conflict with a household member during the lockdown period, according to a recent report from Morocco’s High Commission for Planning (HCP). Over one-third of those in conflict (34%) got into a dispute with their spouses and 60% fought with a different household member. Meanwhile, 6% reported quarreling with both their spouse and ...

London, June 27, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science Innovation & Research (MAScIR) has signed a partnership agreement for the development of molecular diagnostic kits for infectious diseases with British company Mologic Ltd. The signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of the foundation in Rabat. Thomas Reilly, Ambassador of the UK to Morocco attended ...

 London, June 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb announced on June 7 that 24 national laboratories in Morocco carried out a combined total of 17,500 screening tests for COVID-19 in one day. Morocco aims to carry out 1.8 million COVID-19 tests by the end of July or the start of August. The official said Morocco’s ...

London, June 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)- Private clinics in Morocco have turned the coronavirus pandemic to lucrative business by charging MAD 4,000, equivalent to $413 for COVID-19 screening tests.  The Moroccan government has authorized the resumption of business activity, provided that businesses submit their employees to mandatory COVID-19 screening tests as part of the preventive measures necessary for ...

 London, May 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco’s postal service, Barid Al-Maghrib, has launched a new commemorative postage stamp under the theme “Morocco united against Covid-19” which honours all frontline workers in the fight against the pandemic The commemorative stamp illustrates representatives of all Moroccan institutions involved in the battle against Covid-19, including doctors, medical staff, police officers, ...

London, May 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The United States has delivered 21 specialized vehicles to the Moroccan Forces Armées Royale Special Operations Company (MSOF) valued at over $1 million The transfer culminates three years of close cooperation to train and equip the MSOF company through an $18 million grant. This delivery of vehicles marks a critical step ...

London, April 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Moroccan government is paying a total of 4.3 million families headed by workers in the informal sector stipends to cushion the economic effect of COVID-19, said the minister of economy, finance, and administrative reform, Mohamed Benchaaboun. The stipend will be distributed from the Special Fund for the Management and Response to ...

London, April 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A 3-month-old baby girl named Sama has miraculously recovered from COVID-19 in Morocco and left the Hassan II University Hospital on Sunday, April 12. READ ALSO: BRITISH PM, BORIS JOHNSON DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL Moroccan television channel 2M reported that the infant is the youngest COVID-19 patient in Morocco. The channel added that the ...

London, April 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco has started manufacturing its own ventilators with oxygen masks, with 500 expected to be ready by mid-April to help meet demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Industry Ministry said. READ ALSO: 9MOBILE, UK FIRM LAUNCH FREE ONLINE COVID-19 SCREENING FOR NIGERIANS AS CASES REACH 318 The North African kingdom ...

London, April 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Moroccan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Tangier-Tetouan Al Hoceima region (CCIS) is to distribute 4 million masks for free during the month of April. The decision comes in collaboration with the Moroccan Association of Textile and Clothing Industries (AMITH), according to a joint statement from by AMITH and CCIS said ...