The hospitals in the Casablanca-Settat region are on the edge of the red zone of the occupancy rate set by the WHO. Among the serious cases admitted to the intensive care units, 70% die, as the subjects are often elderly and suffering from chronic diseases.
Morocco has just extended, for the sixth consecutive time, the state of health emergency. This decision is motivated by the sharp increase in coronavirus infections.
Morocco has just broken the record for Covid-19 infections. 5,745 new infections, including 76 in a serious condition, in the last 24 hours.
The specter of a reconfinement hanging over the heads of Moroccans was, on Tuesday, at the heart of the Prime Minister’s intervention before the parliamentarians. Saad Eddine El Othmani declared that total reconfinement remains a possibility if the health situation becomes uncontrollable.
Morocco recorded a new record of 82 deaths due to the coronavirus, after that of November 4 (74). With these figures, the Kingdom has 3,982 people who have succumbed to Covid-19 since the start of the epidemic in March.
Morocco recorded 74 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths since the start of the coronavirus epidemic to 3,900. This is the most tragic record recorded by the kingdom after that of October 24 (73 deaths).
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolence and compassion to the family of Colonel Major Cherif Dlimi. He passed away on Sunday, November 1st in Rabat after a Coronavirus infection. The deceased was buried in his hometown of Dakhla.
Morocco recorded 4,495 new coronavirus infection cases, including 214 serious cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases now stands at 229,565.
Faced with the adverse effects of the health crisis related to the coronavirus, Morocco is requesting a "retroactive loan" of $400 million from the World Bank.
The health crisis has hit the Botola 1 and 2 clubs hard, and the coming months will not be rosy. With the epidemiological situation deteriorating further every day, club officials are considering the worst in terms of financial losses.
To deal with the health crisis due to the coronavirus, the health authorities have taken various measures, including the reimbursement and coverage of Covid-19 through the Mandatory Health Insurance (AMO).
Winter is likely to be dire in Morocco, faced with the dizzying rise in the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths recorded in recent weeks. In establishing a state of the epidemiological situation, the President of the National Federation of Health, Afif Moulay Saïd, placed particular emphasis on strict compliance with barrier gestures.