The new measure went into effect from this Monday March 22 and until further notice, announced the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports. The Ministry, which underlined the important role played by newspapers in informing the public and raising awareness, urged all the press bodies concerned to shift to alternative news coverage media. A special provision allowing to airlift tourists stranded in Morocco ended on Sunday at 11 a.m., a foreign ministry statement said. The number of officially reported COVID-19 cases in Morocco reached 134 on Monday, with four deaths and three recoveries. Globally, Covid-19 has infected 358,743 and killed 15,433.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 23, 2020 15:56 UTC