30,000 middle and high school students have been selected in six regions of Morocco for an operation to screen for SARS-CoV-2 infection. According to the Minister of Health, this is an operation aimed at assessing the level of virus circulation among young people under 18 and genetically characterizing the circulating variants.
The local authorities of the city of Agadir , on the proposal of the prefectural committee for epidemiological monitoring and follow-up, have decided to extend for another week the preventive measures taken to fight against the spread of Covid-19.
The daily bonus of 14 dirhams as recognition for doctors engaged in the fight against Covid-19 has provoked strong reactions. A doctor from Kénitra has taken legal action against the Minister of Health, and the staff of the Marrakech University Hospital Center are planning a protest sit-in.
As part of the national vaccination campaign that Morocco is preparing to launch for an effective fight against the coronavirus, the Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb , stated that it is a real challenge that requires each Moroccan to contribute. The minister calls on Moroccans to remain calm and disciplined for a successful vaccination campaign.
Moroccans can hope for a return to normal life starting in the month of Ramadan. The announcement was made by the Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb , during his appearance on the "Tribune de presse" program on channel 2M.
The figures for contaminations and deaths related to the new coronavirus are significantly declining in Morocco . In an interview with 2M , Professor Moulay Hicham Afif, director of the Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca, explained that this declining rate is not a reflection of a decrease in the number of daily tests.
The Moroccan Society of Reproductive Medicine and Fetal Medicine (SMMR) is pleased with the decision taken by the Ministry of Health to include certain therapeutic classes indicated in the treatment of infertility in the list of medicines subject to reimbursement, as part of the Mandatory Health Insurance (AMO).
The national vaccination campaign against Covid-19 long awaited by Moroccans will finally start in a few days, according to details provided by the health authorities. The advisory commission for vaccine registration, which met last week to study the marketing of the two vaccines chosen by Morocco, has completed its review, and the authorization for the British AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine to be placed on the Moroccan market will be issued this week.
Where is the Covid-19 vaccine? In the absence of the large-scale vaccination campaign announced as the salvation in the fight against the pandemic, Moroccans are worried about the delay and the silence of the authorities.
Before the advisors of the 2nd Chamber, the Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb was questioned about the excesses of certain private clinics. They occur after the incident of the checks required by the same hospitals before any intervention on patients with coronavirus.
The Minister of Health announced on Thursday, December 31, the start "in the coming days" of the vaccination campaign. The authority has called on Moroccans to "strictly respect the barrier gestures and measures" during this period.
Health personnel are not satisfied with the Covid-19 bonus granted by the Ministry of Health to frontline employees. The approach adopted in "the management of the Covid-19 allowance" has been strongly criticized by the National Union of Public Health.