Some 220 people directly or indirectly involved in the falsification of health passes, vaccination certificates and PCR tests have been arrested in recent days in Morocco. The authorities had warned that the justice system would be systematically seized.
After several weeks of increasing Covid-19 infections and after reaching a peak in mid-August , Morocco is gradually beginning to see the number of cases decline. This is what the head of the Communicable Diseases Division at the Ministry of Health affirms.
The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) has sent a letter to the Minister of Health, notifying him that the high cost of PCR tests hinders the realization of screening campaigns in companies.
Morocco will start a large-scale vaccination campaign for all students aged 12 to 17 years old. This is set to begin on August 31.
Faced with the worrying increase in Covid-19 cases in the Souss Massa region, the health authorities have decided to erect a second field hospital in Agadir.
Faced with the trafficking in Morocco and abroad of fake health documents related to Covid-19, including PCR certificates and vaccination passes, the Moroccan authorities have taken drastic measures.
Medical analysis laboratories are running out of extraction kits and amplification reagents, materials necessary for PCR tests. A very delicate situation, especially since Morocco is going through a phase of significant contamination marked by many serious cases and deaths related to Covid-19.
Achieving collective immunity should not be considered the only solution to lift restrictions, says Tayeb Hamdi, a physician and researcher in health policies and systems, as it will be difficult to achieve and takes time.
Pfizer/BioNTech and Sinopharm delivered nearly two million doses of their Covid-19 vaccines to Morocco on Saturday. Time for the ministries concerned to ensure logistics, the vaccination operation should accelerate and concern the youngest, including students.
The number of deaths due to adulterated alcohol poisoning in Nador is now 11, while two others have lost their sight.
The Covid-19 rapid saliva tests are the source of the new tug of war between the Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb , and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy. Pharmacies are suffering from this situation.
Health authorities are considering making the vaccine pass a condition for participating in public life and accessing certain places. Moroccans are divided on the issue.