2,530 deaths related to the coronavirus, this is the toll deplored by Morocco with only 1,642 intensive care beds. The unconcerned populations are slow to take the path to the hospital, where the overwhelmed health professionals are tense.
The Moroccans stranded in Algeria due to the health crisis are denouncing the inhuman conditions in which they live. This situation is worrying the Moroccan Forum for Citizenship and Human Rights, which is alerting the authorities to this drama.
Essaouira wants to cushion the shock caused by the drop in international tourism. It is making the choice of tactical and strategic withdrawal with miracle solutions such as luxury vacations, rural tourism and niche tourism. Its human resources and the quality of its accommodation facilities are its other assets.
Morocco is preparing to acquire a Chinese vaccine that will be available by the end of the year. While waiting to have this vaccine, clinical trials are planned in the kingdom as well as a Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
After more than 7 months of inactivity, and with prospects still not looking good, many Moroccan hotel establishments are preparing to part with all or part of their staff. The only way to salvation, the opening of borders and inter-city travel.
To comply with a court decision, the director of a private school in Tangier demanded from a parent the sum of 625,000 DH. This amount represents a financial compensation intended to "open a new room dedicated exclusively" to the student.
Morocco is already thinking about the strategies to be adopted so that the vaccine against the coronavirus reaches a large number of people. The Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb, chaired on Thursday, October 8, a working session attended by the regional directors of the ministry.
With the many cancellations of accommodation, catering, and events, the Moroccan hotel sector is one of the most impacted by the health crisis. Its players are calling on the authorities for help.
Pending the resumption of its regular flights after the reopening of borders, Royal Air Maroc maintains its special flights until November 10th.
Moroccan industrialists are outraged by the import of school notebooks, which is taking an increasingly important share of the local market. And the situation is unlikely to improve with the current health crisis.
Domestic tourism is the chance for a tourism revival in Merzouga, one of the best tourist destinations in the Draa-Tafilalet region, severely affected by the health crisis due to Covid-19. The region has great assets that it intends to highlight for the relaunch of the sector.
A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He is accused of stealing copper oxygen pipes from the Mohammed VI hospital in Tangier.