
Hepatitis C Claims 5,000 Lives Annually in Morocco, Advocacy Group Warns
The Association for the Fight against AIDS (ALCS) reveals that hepatitis C kills more than 5,000 Moroccans a year out of the 400,000 affected by the disease.

The Association for the Fight against AIDS (ALCS) reveals that hepatitis C kills more than 5,000 Moroccans a year out of the 400,000 affected by the disease.

In three days, the city of Tangier recorded 736 cases of contamination, a record since deconfinement. The authorities explain this multiplication of positive cases by the increase in tests carried out in Tangier.

The resurgence of coronavirus cases is worrying the health authorities. During a press conference on Monday, July 27, the Minister of Health addressed the epidemiological situation in the country.

The government banned travel between 8 cities from midnight on Sunday, July 26. In a video, the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, discussed this decision which does not have the unanimous support of citizens and merchants.

As Aid Al-Adha and the seasonal flu approach, Health Minister Khalid Aït Taleb fears a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Morocco could be locked down again.

With the non-compliance with barrier gestures by Moroccans, the risk of a second wave of the Covid-19 health crisis in Morocco is high, if not inevitable.

People wishing to travel to countries that require a PCR test no longer have to worry. The Ministry of Health is making it easier for them by providing them with a number of laboratories throughout the country.

The World Bank has decided to support the national health sector. To this end, it has mobilized $35 million to deploy qualified and well-equipped health workers on the front line.

Some 2,250 Moroccans have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from Covid-19, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health.

Morocco recorded 210 new recoveries on Friday, according to the Minister of Health. The total number of recoveries now stands at 14,175.

Deconfinement should not be considered as a relaxation in compliance with the measures to fight the spread of Covid-19. Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb continues to call on the population to respect these established standards, for the well-being of all.

Morocco has, this Wednesday, 2,257 active cases of coronavirus. To date, nearly 14% of Covid-19 cases are still hospitalized and are undergoing the medical treatment imposed by the health authorities.