Chakib Hossini Laraqui, a doctor and former temporary medical adviser to the WHO, did not hide his concern about the Covid-19 outbreak in Morocco . According to him, a strict two-week lockdown is necessary.
The Ministry of Health has published a new list of medicines whose prices will be lowered. A total of 70 medicines are affected.
Health Minister Khalid Aït Taleb sent a letter to regional directors on Tuesday, August 17, announcing the update of recommendations regarding the vaccination of pregnant women.
The Ministry of Health has expressed its concerns about the rise in critical Covid-19 cases, calling on Moroccans to be aware in order to reverse the trend.
New deliveries of one million doses of Sinopharm vaccines and 250,000 doses of Pfizer/BioNtech are expected in Morocco by August 20.
The Ministry of Health has called on people who have already received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to go to vaccination centers for the second dose before August 28, in order to avoid shortages.
Following the consumption of adulterated alcohol, 10 people died on Sunday in Nador. This is a new drama that comes a few weeks after the one in Oujda which claimed 25 lives under the same conditions.
As last year, some ministers will not benefit from their vacation this summer . The reason is the involvement of their respective departments in the supervision and monitoring of urgent matters for the country.
As announced during the sit-in organized on Thursday, the strike of nurses and health technicians in Morocco took place on Friday, August 13 in several health centers.
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized continues to rise in Tangier, according to figures published by the health authorities. Local authorities have decided to tighten the screws.
The Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Morocco is now extended to people aged 18 and over, the Ministry of Health announced.
Morocco has decided to extend its vaccination campaign up to the age of 12. This phase should start at the latest in the last week of August. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine adapted to this age group is expected this Friday.