London, Oct. 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Renewed cases of covid-19 have continued to escalate in Morocco and South Africa as the two countries recorded nearly six thousand (5, 807) cases on Saturday . The two countries also recorded 168 covid-19 related deaths on same day The breakdown shows that Morocco’s Ministry of Health  recorded 3,443 new COVID-19 cases ...

London, Oct. 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A bill to abolish state pension for parliamentarians in from Morocco has been submitted to the parliament for consideration A parliamentarian from Morocco’ss Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) who proposed the law to the House of Representatives calls for the lifting of Moroccan MPs’ pensions. PAM Deputy Ibtissam Azzaoui wrote about ...

London, Oct. 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco no longer require COVID-19 serological tests for people wishing to travel to Morocco, national airline Royal Air Maroc has announced. Authorities also extended the validity duration of PCR tests from 48 hours prior to the flight to 72 hours. Children under the age of 11 are exempt from COVID-19 test requirements. Royal Air ...

London, Sep. 26, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco has signed another two international agreements to secure sufficient anti-COVID-19 vaccines as soon as clinical trials are completed. Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Othmani who announced the additional agreements said the the North African country had to do so because ” there is strong international competition to find an ...

London, Sep. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to purchase doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from Russian pharmaceutical group R-Pharm. R-Pharm signed a licensing deal with UK’s AstraZeneca in July to produce and distribute doses of COVID-19 vaccines. READ ALSO: AFRICA CDC VOWS TO CONDUCT 7 MILLION COVID-19 TESTS ...

London, Sep. 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) released in depth details about the security operation that led to the arrest of five terror suspects with links to ISIS on Thursday morning BCIJ personnel carried out security missions in several cities, including Temara, Skhirat near Rabat, and Tangier and Tifelt. The statement said ...

London, Sep. 10, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco approved on Wednesday a bill related to exceptional measures to compensate employees and employers affiliated to the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) whose activities suffered due to the COVID-19 crisis. The draft decree is part of Morocco’s “efforts to support certain sectors or companies affected by the consequences of the ...

London, Sep 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco and South have reported significant increase in fresh cases of covid-19 infections despite recent declines across the continent. Total cases in Africa now stands at 1, 245, 973 with 29, 595 deaths and 976, 398 recoveries Morocco’s Ministry of Health confirmed 1,191 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the ...

London, August 24, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco is going for remote learning system of education in the 2020-21 academic year amid worrying situation occasioned by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry of Education and Vocational Training said that the remote learning system concerns all levels across the country in the public, private, and foreign education system. Morocco ...

London, August 16, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco’s Ministry of Health announced 1,776 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the country’s total case count to 41,017 as of Saturday, August 15, at 6 p.m. The ministry also confirmed 922 recoveries from COVID-19 and 21 deaths. Morocco’s total recoveries now reached 28,566, while deaths stand at 632. The country’s recovery rate currently stands at ...