Morocco records nearly 2,000 work-related deaths per year, one of the highest figures in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to the International Labor Office (ILO). Faced with these alarming figures, the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) called for a reform of the occupational health and safety system based on a comprehensive vision.
Morocco will receive several doses of the AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines next week. The vaccination campaign is progressing rapidly.
The fragility of the water balance in southeastern Morocco, a region already in a state of water stress, was the subject of a study published in the international journal "Water".
Morocco will receive, in the next few days, several doses of the AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines. The vaccination campaign is in full swing.
Launched on January 28 by King Mohammed VI , the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign is going well. Health Minister Khaled Aït Taleb has announced that nearly 308,308 people have already been vaccinated, and citizens continue to flock to vaccination centers.
To travel outside of Morocco, people already vaccinated against Covid-19 will have to present a health passport, a document that is now mandatory.
Morocco ends the first month of the year with more than 13,700 active cases, according to the updated data from the Ministry of Health. In the last 24 hours, 466 new infections and 16 new deaths have been recorded.
More than 90,000 Moroccans have received their first dose of vaccine since the start, on Friday, January 29, of the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19. A feat according to Abdelhamid Hayane, director of the population division within the Ministry of Health.
A young Moroccan, Yassine, 17 years old, has returned to his country after successfully undergoing a second surgical operation. He is one of the beneficiaries of the "Journey to Life" program of the Terre des Hommes Foundation.
Travelers from Morocco, during the period from February 1 to 7, will have to present a negative PCR test upon arrival in Spain, which considers the kingdom as a high-risk country.
Comparing the management of the pandemic in the world, Morocco is in 68th place, ahead of France and Spain. This is the finding of the Australian think tank Lowy Institute, which conducted its study in more than 98 countries around the world.
Hammam owners are angry. While they were hoping for a favorable response to their request, asking the government to extend social measures to the sector, they are ordered to close their doors, in order, it has been explained, to fight against the spread of the virus.