Like many countries in the world, Morocco could ease the restrictive measures put in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus. With the emergence of the Omicron variant, Morocco has reached 8,500 cases per day, according to Professor Saïd Moutaouakil, a specialist in intensive care and member of the Scientific and Technical Committee. He indicated that all indicators point to an easing of restrictive measures.
From January 10 to 15, the number of Covid-19 cases in Moroccan schools has skyrocketed, leading to the closure of 130 schools, including 24 under foreign missions.
The fight against the spread of Covid-19 has allowed Morocco to increase its medical infrastructure capacities, said Moroccan Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb.
Faced with the lack of qualified human resources in the health sector, Morocco has decided to open its doors to foreign expertise. Several conditions have been put in place to facilitate the arrival of foreign doctors and health personnel.
Morocco is one of the first countries in the world to integrate the anti-Covid pill, Molnupiravir, into its Covid-19 treatment protocol, said Bouchra Meddah, director of the drug and pharmacy at the Ministry of Health and social protection.
People with Covid-19, hospitalized in hospitals and healthcare centers, will soon be able to benefit free of charge from the anti-Covid drug, Molnupiravir. Morocco received a first batch of the pill at the end of December.
If nothing is done, the surge in Covid-19 cases that Morocco has been experiencing for a few days risks undermining all the efforts made in managing the pandemic. Here are the warnings from the Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb.
An 18-year-old woman died after giving birth to her baby at the Moulay Rachid hospital center (formerly Sidi Othmane hospital) in Casablanca . Her family is convinced that this death is related to medical negligence and corruption. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection has opened an investigation to shed light on this case.
Moroccans who have received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine can receive the third booster dose after four months.
Moroccan resident and intern doctors have written to the government to demand the respect of commitments, concerning the payment of their salaries and on-call allowances. A threat of paralysis looms over the sector.
Morocco currently has a health system capable of dealing with the Omicron variant, in the event of an epidemiological setback.
27 new confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Morocco , bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 28, according to the Ministry of Health.