The Ministry of Health announced that as of January 31st, the reproduction rate (R0) of Covid-19 has improved and stabilized at 0.84. The recent declines in infections have led to a decline in the epidemiological curve, which has been set at 26.4%.
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.
Morocco will receive new batches of Covid-19 vaccines in February, March and April next at specific dates, according to the Minister of Health. The kingdom plans to vaccinate a total of 30 million people to achieve herd immunity.
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.
The Ministry of Health has required the return of empty vaccine vials. This measure aims to minimize fraud during the Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
Morocco is preparing to launch the anti-Covid vaccination campaign. The first appointments for citizens over 75 are set for Friday, January 29.
The launch of the vaccination campaign against Coronavirus will be given next Friday. In an effort to organize, the Ministry of Health has set up an appointment system.
Salaries and working conditions in the public medical sector do not interest young Moroccan doctors. Several of them boycotted the recent recruitment competitions launched by the government in certain regions of the kingdom.
The screening operation carried out in high schools and middle schools in Morocco, following the appearance of the new strain of the coronavirus, revealed a positivity rate of 2% compared to a normal rate of 6.5%. A genomic analysis is underway to determine the strain of the virus.
Morocco is fully prepared to succeed in the Covid-19 vaccination operation. "The competent parties are closely monitoring this issue, particularly in relation to the suppliers," assures Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani.
While they were announced to be delivered this Saturday, the Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb declared, this Friday, January 15, that the first doses of the vaccine from the British-Swedish laboratory AstraZeneca could arrive at any time. He says he is receiving strong pressure due to the delay in the delivery of the vaccines.
With the launch of the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the Minister of Health estimates that collective immunity against the virus could be achieved at the beginning of May. Khalid Ait Taleb speaks based on a 12-week vaccination schedule.