RABAT, July 26 — Morocco will stop people entering and leaving some of its biggest cities from midnight to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases, the interior and health ministries said yesterday. The cities to be locked down include the economic powerhouse of Casablanca as well as Tangier,...
People shop at a vegetable market on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco October 23, 2019. — Reuters pic
The cities to be locked down include the economic powerhouse of Casablanca as well as Tangier, Marrakech, Fez and Meknes. Yesterday, the health ministry said 633 new Covid-19 cases were recorded, one of the biggest daily rises so far, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 20,278, with 313 deaths and 16,438 recoveries.
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