
Morocco Denies Rumors of Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Law
No bill has been sent to Parliament on the mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, says a source from the Moroccan government.

No bill has been sent to Parliament on the mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, says a source from the Moroccan government.

The authorities of Laâyoune announced on Thursday the strengthening of preventive measures to fight the spread of Covid-19 . The increase in cases of contamination explains this new decision with immediate effect.

While it is true that Chinese vaccines are being deployed in the experimental field, the one being used in Brazil is not related to the vaccine for which Morocco is participating in clinical trials. Sinovac and CNBG SinoPharm are two different Chinese laboratories, and Morocco is dealing exclusively with the latter.

The epidemiological situation in Casablanca was on the agenda of a meeting between the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit , the Wali, the governors of the provinces and prefectures, the elected officials and the security officials of the region. New proposals have been made to deal with the surge in coronavirus cases.

King Mohammed VI decided on Monday, November 9 to extend vaccination to all segments of the population. This decision, relayed by the local media, is unanimous in the press.

As part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, 10 million doses of the vaccine will be available in Morocco in the coming weeks, for a first stage.

In Rabat as well as in Casablanca , patients with Covid-19 have to pay a large sum of money to benefit from private medical equipment and resuscitation services.

Despite the resurgence of new infections, some Royal Air Maroc passengers are reluctant to comply with the restrictive measures enacted by the health authorities and the National Airports Office to counter Covid-19 . A passenger who experienced this ordeal recounts his experience on a flight between Casablanca and Laâyoune.

In Morocco, a single pricing will now be practiced for patients with Covid-19 in order to put an end to the exorbitant rates of private clinics. This decision was made following an emergency meeting held at the Ministry of Health.

Morocco recorded 5,461 cases of Covid-19 contamination in the last 24 hours, including 78 cases in a serious and critical condition. This is revealed by the daily bulletin of the Ministry of Health.

Hamza Bensatem, 23, working at the Child Protection in Marseille, has been hospitalized for a few days at the Aix-en-Provence University Hospital because of the coronavirus . He recounts his state of mind and at the same time sensitizes young people who trivialize the virus.

The health crisis due to the coronavirus has caused a massacre within the Moroccan community living abroad.