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After having received 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, Moroccan authorities started this Monday supplying several regions of the Kingdom with the precious vials of coronavirus vaccine ahead of unrolling the immunization campaign. About 3000 vaccine sites have been fitted with all necessary equipment and 25,531 health workers have been mobilized for […]
Tunisia’s top diplomat Othman Jerandi Sunday announced he contracted covid-19 and vowed to double down the search of vaccines for the North African country which posted so far 197,373 cases. “The tests I did confirmed that I had contracted the virus despite taking all the necessary precautions and following the health protocol,” Jerandi said on […]
Morocco is ready to roll out AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines next week after it has received a first consignment of doses made in India. The country has also green-lighted China’s Sinopharm. This makes Morocco the first country in Africa to receive a significant vaccine batch amid global outcry for an equal sharing of the vaccines. Moroccan […]
The African Union Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC) has sounded the alarm over case-fatality rate of the coronavirus on the continent as it stands at 2.5%, compared to 2.2% worldwide. Underlining that the second wave of the epidemic is proving more deadly in Africa, the Africa-CDC announced on Thursday that the case-fatality rate […]
Morocco has put in place all logistical preparations to launch the mass vaccination campaign but deplores delays due to the high demand and speculations, head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani said. Speaking at the house of advisors Tuesday, EL Othmani said that Morocco aims to vaccinate 25 million people starting with frontliners, including […]
Morocco will extend the nation-wide curfew and other preventive measures decreed on Dec.19 by two more weeks, starting this Jan.19 at 9 p.m., the government has announced in a press release. The government said the decision was made in view of the evolution of the epidemiological situation worldwide and the new developments, particularly the emergence […]
Morocco has extended the anti-coronavirus restrictive measures for one more week as it still waits for the launch of a mass vaccination campaign. The measures include a night curfew, closure of restaurants at 20:00 and maintenance of ban on public gatherings. The government said that the extension of the measures aimed at containing the outbreak […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has instructed the Foreign ministry and the ministry of Health to negotiate the acquisition of Russia-made covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as the country reels with an increase in coronavirus cases. Saied, reports say, gave the instruction during a recent meeting on the situation of the pandemic in the North African country. […]
The Moroccan government Council, held in Rabat this Thursday Jan.07, has decided to extend the state of health emergency, that was scheduled to expire on Sunday Jan. 10, until February 10, 2021. The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Sunday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. […]
Morocco has approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca vaccine for 12 months as it plans a mass vaccination campaign benefiting more than 80% of the population, the health ministry said. The approval came after the vaccine was approved in the UK, India and Argentina. Morocco has ordered 66 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca and Sinopharm. […]