Foreign residents in Morocco are vaccinated against the COVID-19 free of charge in the various vaccination centers set up across the country. In this connection, l’Association des Français de Rabat (AFR) said in a statement that following instructions by King Mohammed VI, foreign residents in Morocco, and in particular French expatriates, received free vaccines against […]
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COVID-19: Extension of state of health emergency in Morocco until April 10, 2021
The Moroccan government Council, held in Rabat this Thursday March 04, has decided to extend the state of health emergency, that was scheduled to expire on March 10, until April 10, 2021. The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Wednesday, March 10 at 6 p.m. […]
COVID-19: Morocco extends night curfew, other restrictive measures for two more weeks as of March 02
Morocco has extended the night curfew and other anti-coronavirus restrictive measures for two more weeks as of Tuesday, March 2 at 9 p.m. although health authorities have been reporting in recent weeks decreasing numbers of daily new coronavirus cases with more recoveries than new cases, and lower fatality rates. Besides the night curfew, the measures […]
Covid-19: A $275,000 project for refugees residing in Morocco
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) set up, Friday in Rabat, a project worth $275,000 to support the UNHCR’s response program to the Covid-19 crisis for refugees residing in Morocco. The UNHCR and JICA said in a joint statement that, as of February 1, 2021, […]
Covid-19 vaccination: Morocco reaches 3 million milestone
Morocco has deepened the gap with the rest of Africa and became one of the top countries with the largest vaccinated population after it has inoculated 3.1 million people. This milestone was achieved thanks to sustained efforts and early work to obtain vaccines. So far, Morocco received enough vaccines for 4 million people, with a […]
COVID-19 vaccination: Morocco, hailed as the Champion in North Africa
International media continue to praise Morocco for its successful vaccination campaign that outperforms many European countries, describing the Kingdom as the champion in North Africa. While Germany and other European countries slide through the second wave in lockdown, Morocco is well on the way to vaccinate itself out of the crisis, writes the German Die […]
Vaccination campaign: Morocco harbors 94% of people immunized across Africa
The vaccination campaign launched in Morocco on Jan.28 is unfolding successfully with over 2.46 million people having received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while the second dose was administered so far to 13,476 people. Although Morocco has only launched its vaccination campaign since Jan.28, i.e. only three weeks ago, the Kingdom has already […]
Morocco’s vaccination campaign passes 2 million people threshold
Over 2.2 million people have been vaccinated in Morocco by Feb.18 as the country lowered the threshold for the targeted population to over 60 years old. Morocco plans to inoculate 80% or more than 30 million of people aged over 17 years old and ordered 66 million doses from China’s Sinopharm and AstraZeneca. The country […]
COVID-19: Morocco receives second batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine
Morocco has received this Tuesday a second batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, bringing Morocco’s total number of received COVID-19 vaccines to seven million. A Royal Air Maroc aircraft brought the Chinese-developed Sinopharm vaccine doses from Beijing. The shipment brings the total number of Sinopharm vaccines secured by Morocco to one million, following […]
COVID-19: Morocco extends night curfew, other restrictive measures for two more weeks as of Feb.16
Morocco has extended the anti-coronavirus restrictive measures for two more weeks as of Tuesday, February 16 at 9 p.m. The measures include a night curfew, closure of restaurants and shopping centers at 08 p.m. and maintenance of ban on public gatherings. The restrective measures were first decreed on Dec.23, 2020 for three weeks and have […]