
Morocco's Key Ministers Forgo Summer Vacations Amid Pandemic Crisis
Health context obliges, some ministers will not be able to go on vacation this August. The announcement was made by the head of government, Saâdeddine El Othmani .

Health context obliges, some ministers will not be able to go on vacation this August. The announcement was made by the head of government, Saâdeddine El Othmani .

The new president of the National Confederation of Tourism (CNT), Hamid Bentahar, has outlined his roadmap to revive the Moroccan tourism sector . According to him, all stakeholders must agree on a new revival strategy.

The Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center in Casablanca is facing a worrying situation marked by the admission to intensive care of a large number of Covid-19 patients, mainly young people.

The National Federation of Associations of Owners and Managers of Traditional Hammams and Showers in Morocco is protesting against the new restrictive measures taken by the authorities against Covid-19 and deplores the impact on their activity.

Mohammed Kanjaa, a 24-year-old Moroccan blocked in Ceuta since the closure of the borders, has managed to reach Fnideq where his family lives, after several failed attempts.

The Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, says that Morocco’s epidemiological situation is "worrying". In this sense, he calls on Moroccans to strictly respect the health measures enacted to curb the spread of the coronavirus and its variants in the kingdom.

The resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Marrakech calls for the mobilization of all available human resources in the region. Private sector doctors are now being called upon to contribute to the early detection of COVID-19 cases.

Casablanca and Marrakech would be strongly affected by the resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Specialists already announce a critical situation due to the lack of intensive care beds.

The Ministry of Health has, this Saturday, opened Covid-19 vaccination to young people aged 20 and over. It wants to vaccinate as quickly as possible to counter the spread of the virus and its variants.

Morocco is ahead of all African countries in terms of anti-Covid-19 vaccination, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The kingdom is maintaining its efforts for a successful vaccination campaign, synonymous with a return to normal life.

A new unified therapeutic protocol throughout the national territory has been published in order to adapt to the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of the Delta variant. It is also applicable for pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Henceforth, people with allergies, breastfeeding women and those who are pregnant (from the 4th month) can be vaccinated against Covid-19, announced the Ministry of Health .