Morocco Bans Intercity Travel
The Moroccan government had decided to prohibit all forms of intercity transportation“As part of the declared state of a health emergency, it was decided to ban private and public means of transport...
View ArticleProtests in Tangier, Tetouan and Fez over emergency measures
Groups of people in the cities of Tangier, Tetouan, and Fez took to the streets on March 21, defying Morocco’s state of emergency, under which citizens are not to leave their houses except for urgent...
View ArticleMorocco Extends State of Emergency - Latest Updates
Moroccan internet users, academics, and public speakers have gone online to express frustration and anger after large crowds of people flooded the streets in Fez, Tetouan, Tangier, and Sale on March...
View ArticleWhat's Happening in the Fez Medina?
COVID-19 cases in Morocco climb to 143 with a majority in Fez-Meknes region. The majority of Morocco’s confirmed cases are concentrated in the Fez-Meknes region, with 35 cases, followed by...
View ArticleMorocco - latest corona virus figures rise to 170
March 24, 6:00 p.m .: 27 new confirmed cases of infection, 170 in total. According to figures from the Ministry of Health, 27 new cases of Covid-19 positive infection were registered on Tuesday, March...
View ArticleFez and Meknes Covid19 figures - latest info.
There has been some confusion about the coronavirus impact on Fez, due to the official figures being lumped together with Meknes as a "region". We can now clarify the information.The most affected...
View ArticleLatest Coronavirus Infections in Morocco - March 25
There appear to be no new cases in Fez, where the number remains at 14 infected people.The Casablanca-Settat region leads in the number of cases, followed by Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Fez-Meknes,...
View ArticleMorocco - latest figures - and some light relief.
Morocco has recorded 50 more coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 275 as of 6 p.m. on March 26, revealed Hind Zine, a director at the epidemiology department of the...
View ArticleMorocco Coronavirus Update - March 27
Morocco’s COVID-19 cases have more than tripled between March 20 and March 27.Fez has only had 17 confirmed cases - up 3 since yesterday The Casablanca-Settat region leads the country with 104 cases,...
View ArticleCoronavirus Morocco - Updated March 28th
There have been no new cases in Fez.Pharmacies Adopt New Measures to Address COVID-19The new measures include the adoption of a continuous shift for all pharmacies in Morocco, which will no longer...
View ArticleOvernight Surge of Moroccan Coronavirus Numbers
Morocco’s Ministry of Health confirmed new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 437 as of March 29.What is new is the number of screening tests carried out in the past three days. While it...
View ArticleMorocco Corona Virus Update - March 29
Morocco is only 37 cases away from entering phase two of the COVID-19 outbreak. Earlier this month, Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb said the country will enter phase two upon recording 500 cases of...
View ArticleFez Medina Becomes a Ghost Town as Morocco Passes 500 Infections
Morocco records 37 new COVID-19 cases for total of 516, with nearly 2,000 people in Morocco with suspected cases testing negative for the virus.The message about self isolation and social distancing...
View ArticleWhy are Coronavirus numbers so high in Meknes?
While the Moroccan health authorities daily reporting of infections across the country, they have caused some confusion by reporting on regions rather than individual cities. The figures for Fes/Meknes...
View ArticlePossible Heavy Rain in Morocco
The National Metrology Directorate have forecast heavy rainfall in several provinces from Monday evening, March 30 and Tuesday, March 31.Heavy rainfall of 40 to 70 millilitres will hit the provinces of...
View ArticleCorona Virus in Morocco - Update March 30th
Morocco’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 534 as of 6 p.m. on March 30.SHARE THIS!
View ArticleMorocco - Corona virus update - March 31
Tangier: Local markets will close at 2 p.m.In order to avoid congestion and large agglomerations of people favourable to the transmission of Coronavirus, the authorities of the city of Tangier have...
View ArticleMorocco Launches Aid Registration for Informal Workers
Morocco’s Ministry of the Interior is implementing a registration process for informal workers who are unable to work because of the lockdown laws.Moroccan workers in the informal sector have been...
View ArticleFez Souk Closing Time Now 1PM -
The new souk closing time of 1PM has had the unintended consequence of causing more people to crowd into the streets in a shorter space of time. Food prices are up but good fresh food is plentifulOn...
View ArticleThe Fès-Meknès Regional Council gives 30 Million DH to help needy families
The Fès-Meknès regional council has earmarked DH 30 million for the purchase of food baskets for the benefit of needy families, as part of the measures intended to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 on...
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