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Morocco, which is making steady strides towards reaching herd immunity, has extended vaccination to the youth aged 20 years and over as the vaccine flow continues unhindered. The Moroccan Health Ministry, which made the announcement in a statement on Saturday, urged young Moroccan citizens to go to the nearest vaccination center to take their first […]
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Friday that it has provided an additional $2.5 million to WHO and UNICEF to partner with Morocco to enhance the country’s capacity of vaccine service delivery points, provide crucial cold chain, and logistics support. The USAID financial contribution will also fund initiatives destined to help local […]
The Moroccan Government has extended the night curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. instead of 11 p.m. to 4.30 a.m. and banned travel to and from the cities of Casablanca, Marrakech, and Agadir, part of a series of tightened measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the considerable increase […]
Morocco has maintained since January an uninterrupted national vaccination campaign thanks to steady supply of doses at a context marked by fierce competition. Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, took a series of pro-active and protective measures including signing deals with AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccine manufacturers to make sure the country is given […]
By taking a series of economic and social reforms, Morocco is best equipped to transform the crisis propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity, governor of Morocco’s central bank Abdellatif Jouahri said. King Mohammed VI has ordered a set of reforms that helped mitigate the impact of the crisis, said Jouahri in a […]
King Mohammed VI has praised the achievements accomplished by the North African country in the global race to secure early vaccines against covid-19 and ensure successful roll-out of the national vaccination campaign against the pandemic. In his nationwide speech made Saturday on the occasion of the Throne Day, the Monarch said: “We have every […]
The Algerian health system reels under the surge of coronavirus deaths due to an acute lack of oxygen. Official two digit figures of deaths and infections of about 2000 daily are but the tip of the iceberg according to doctors. Algeria has maintained a blackout on real figures related to infections since the pandemic outbreak. […]
The government Council, held Tuesday in Rabat, has decided to extend the state of health emergency across the national territory until Friday Sept. 10, 2021, as part of efforts aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made during the weekly meeting of the Government Council held in Rabat. “As part […]
The Union of Arab Football Associations, UAFA, is considering plans to postpone for the second time the final of Arab Champions Cup, dubbed the Mohammed VI Cup, over the continuing propagation of contaminations in Morocco, chosen as the host of tie to oppose Casablanca Greens Raja and Jeddah’s Ittihad on August 21, reports say. […]
Morocco is making steady strides towards reaching herd immunity by extending vaccination to the youth aged 25 years old as the vaccine flow continues unhindered. Morocco has started a free vaccination campaign in January and has already inoculated the elderly, people with chronic diseases and frontline staff. The Moroccan health ministry has also […]