The automotive sector is booming despite the Covid crisis. Exports generate a turnover of 80 billion dirhams. With a high production capacity of high-quality vehicles, the kingdom aspires to compete with countries like India and China.
Like other countries, Morocco is facing a worrying delay in its vaccination campaign. To this end, the project of local production of vaccines against Covid-19 is increasingly being considered, both at the state and private levels. In order to defeat the virus, the health authorities wish to depend less solely on vaccine imports.
The next school year in Morocco is scheduled for September 3, 2021, the Ministry of National Education announced, stating that classes will be held in the classrooms.
Payment of the 10-day hotel quarantine is now mandatory for travelers arriving from a List B country in Morocco. This is what should be remembered after updating the entry conditions into Moroccan territory.
Morocco must succeed in the "Marhaba-2021" operation while preserving the achievements made in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tuesday in Rabat, Head of Government Saad Dine El Otmani, specifying that this is the major challenge to be met this year.
Despite the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased in Morocco. They increased by 12%, or 689 MDH at the end of April 2021 compared to the same period the previous year.
Launched in great enthusiasm on June 15, the special reception operation for Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) is causing discontent. The Moroccan diaspora from List B countries is increasingly expressing its discontent and demotivation in the face of the health measures imposed on them.
Abdelkrim Meziane Bellefquih, head of the communicable diseases division, says the infection rate has seen a significant increase (+12.05%). He calls for more vigilance to avoid any resurgence of the spread of the virus.
The Moroccan authorities insist on the strict observance of barrier gestures so that this summer vacation period does not rhyme with an increase in Covid-19 cases. On Monday, they called on Moroccans to be disciplined and respect the established health standards.
In Marrakech , control measures are being strengthened at the city’s entrances and exits. This is the decision taken by the local authorities, in order to avoid in particular the spread of the coronavirus and its variants in the kingdom.
Several cases of Covid-19 infections have been detected among Moroccans coming from the Middle East or Gulf countries, placed in a 10-day quarantine according to the health measures in force for travelers from the B list countries.
The easing of restrictions and the battery of measures taken to revive tourism in Morocco already seem to be having positive effects. After months of lean times, the upturn is observed in Marrakech to the delight of craftsmen and other shop owners.