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Tunisia’s Institut Pasteur has launched researches to come up with an anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Webdo Tunis reports. Hechmi Louzir, Head of the Tunis-based non-profit health organization indicated Tuesday that a team of the institute has begun working on a vaccine using the DNA technology. Louzir added that a committee from the ministry of health has been […]
Marrakech has been at the center of the debate on Moroccan social media platforms after scenes of overcrowding in its hospitals triggered a backlash against the health authorities in the country. The Moroccan armed forces were asked to help. The army will expand a field hospital in Benguerir near Marrakech to be able to host […]
King Mohammed VI instructed the Interior Ministry to proceed to the free distribution of washable facemasks to underprivileged citizens, reported the news outlet le360, quoting reliable sources. This measure is likely to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This large-scale operation concerns first of all the cities which have recorded a surge in […]
Morocco will have to act quickly to respond to the scale of changes in the lives of individuals and in several sectors of its economy, particularly that of the informal sector, recommends a report released Monday August 17. COVID-19 presents a systemic risk creating vulnerabilities, widening inequalities and hindering the achievement of the Sustainable Development […]
After many neighborhoods were locked down in big cities, Moroccan authorities closed some beaches in Sale near Rabat where vacationers do not abide by protective measures. Tangier beaches also remain closed as the city is one of the most infected by the virus in the country. Tangier together with seven other cities including economic powerhouses […]
Voices are rising in Morocco for a new donation campaign for the anti-coronavirus fund, which now has 9 billion dirhams ($975 mln). The fund was spurred by King Mohammed VI when the virus first outbroke in Morocco and gathered some 33.7 billion dirhams ($3.7 bln) thanks to generous donations from Moroccan enterprises and individuals. The […]
Morocco’s Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb announced Wednesday the establishment of COVID-19 referral health centers in neighborhoods throughout Morocco. The measure comes to increase the number of screening centers and improve access to urgent care in efforts to curb the spread of the virus, said the official in a virtual conference organized by the […]
Authorities closed a number of neighborhoods in Hay Mohammedi district in Casablanca to better fight the coronavirus outbreak as active cases in the economic capital exceeded 2000. Casablanca and seven other cities have been locked with entries and exists allowed on special permits only. The exodus from big cities to smaller towns during the Eid […]
The EU removed Morocco from a safe destination list for non-essential travel after coronavirus cases spiked in the North African country to over 30,000. Morocco was until August 7 part of the restricted number of 10 countries including Tunisia, Rwanda, Japan and New Zealand. The list serves as a guideline rather than a rule for […]
The government council approved a decree setting up a strategic investment fund worth 45 billion dirhams to spur public-private investments. The fund is part of a stimulus package of 120 billion dirhams ($12.8 bln) to help the economy recover from the coronavirus impact. The same council extended a health emergency decree for an extra month […]