Morocco now imposes a quarantine on its citizens, even vaccinated, returning from abroad after an authorized trip. This lasts ten days in one of the hotel facilities designated by the authorities.
The company Gigalab announces the launch of its industrial manufacturing unit for a PCR test and two rapid tests "Made in Morocco". 2,000,000 units will be produced every month for each Covid-19 test.
Spain has refused to grant a residence visa to Ayoub, a two-year-old Moroccan boy suffering from a rare disease. His family has no choice but to request a court authorization, a procedure that should last three good years.
France has decided to subject all people, including Moroccans who have received the Russian Sputnik or Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, to a PCR test before entering its territory. Reason given: the European Medicines Agency has not yet authorized these vaccines.
Travelers on flights from abroad must present the passenger health form upon arrival at a Moroccan airport. This measure aims to curb the spread of coronavirus and its variants in the kingdom.
Morocco intends to recruit foreign doctors. The draft law to authorize the opening of the health sector to foreign skills was adopted on Thursday by the Council of Government.
The improvement in the epidemiological situation and the successful progress of the vaccination campaign have led the authorities to consider easing restrictive measures. The adoption of a vaccination booklet for travel between cities and the night curfew will go beyond 11 p.m.
The national Covid-19 vaccination campaign, launched in Morocco at the end of January, is continuing and is slowly but surely reaching all segments of society. Among the people currently being taken into account are incarcerated persons, 40% of whom have been vaccinated.
The quality of food and catering services in Moroccan hospital centers leaves something to be desired. In a circular addressed on May 11 to health personnel, Minister Khalid Ait Taleb calls for better quality.
A senior "Sahrawi" official reassures about the health of the Polisario leader, admitted urgently to a hospital in Logroño, Spain, on April 18. He had contracted Covid-19.
For Morocco to truly resume normal life, barrier gestures must be scrupulously respected. Any relaxation could undo the efforts made so far by the country.
The news of the nine newborns delivered in Morocco by a 25-year-old Malian woman is good, even though they are still fragile. At the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca where they are being treated, they are receiving the attention of medical staff, 24 hours a day.