
Morocco's Health Minister Denies Arrival of COVID-19 Vaccines, Awaits First Shipment
Contrary to certain rumors, Morocco has not yet received any doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Health Minister Khalid Aït Taleb.

Contrary to certain rumors, Morocco has not yet received any doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Health Minister Khalid Aït Taleb.

Morocco recorded 52 deaths due to the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health announced. The number of people who have died from Covid-19 in the Kingdom stands at 6,711 with a fatality rate of 1.7%.

After more than 8 months of waiting, Moroccan caterers want to show the government their ability to resume activities while respecting the health protocol.

The Ministry of Health announced the recording of some 35 deaths due to the coronavirus, bringing the number of deaths due to Covid-19 to 6,659 since the beginning of the epidemic last March.

Libyan MP Omar Garmil died on Sunday, December 13, from Covid-19 in Morocco, after participating in late November in the Libyan peace talks.

35 deaths due to the coronavirus were recorded in 24 hours in Morocco, the Ministry of Health said, bringing the total number since last March to 6,624 deaths in the Kingdom.

2,012 people were infected with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Morocco, the Ministry of Health reported. Since March, 399,609 cases have been recorded in the Kingdom.

Some 47 patients died in the last 24 hours from Covid-19 according to figures released by the Minister of Health, bringing the total number of people who have succumbed to the coronavirus since the start of the epidemic in March last year in Morocco to 6,589.

3,033 people were affected by Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Morocco, according to the Ministry of Health. In total, 397,597 cases have been recorded in the Kingdom since last March.

The two doctors arrested for having trafficked patients’ PCR tests in Fez have not yet been informed of their fate. Detained on serious charges, they were referred to the court of first instance after the Court of Appeal declared itself incompetent in this case.

The coronavirus has claimed 50 lives in the last 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the number of people who have died to 6,542 since the first case was recorded in the country in March.

The Agadir-Al Massira airport recorded a 68% drop in passenger traffic at the end of October 2020, according to statistics from the National Airports Office (ONDA).