With the launch of the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the Minister of Health estimates that collective immunity against the virus could be achieved at the beginning of May. Khalid Ait Taleb speaks based on a 12-week vaccination schedule.
44 deaths were recorded in 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health. The number of deceased patients in the kingdom since the beginning of the epidemic last March now stands at 7,854.
Pending the launch of the vaccination campaign, Morocco has decided to step up by generalizing rapid screening tests within hospitals.
The situation of the homeless (SDF) is becoming increasingly worrying in Morocco . In recent days, two have died due to the critical cold currently experienced by the country, and the third was swept away in the street and in total indifference of the authorities, by a coronavirus infection.
Patients infected with the coronavirus generally enjoy 8 months of immunity, according to a study conducted by researchers from Monash University, Alfred Hospital and the Burnet Institute, near Melbourne.
26 patients succumbed to the coronavirus in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health announced, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the epidemic in Morocco last March to 7,810.
The government has authorized, this Wednesday, January 13, restaurants in the large metropolis to reopen again until 8 p.m., after several months of closure.
In 2020, illegal migration to Europe saw a 13% drop, a level reached for the first time since 2013.
Contrary to forecasts, collective immunity against the coronavirus will not be achieved in 2021, said a senior scientist from the World Health Organization. The international organization could also recommend the use of masks and compliance with restrictive measures.
Morocco has just extended by one week, starting this Wednesday, January 13 at 9 p.m., the precautionary measures adopted on December 23.
The death toll from coronavirus in Morocco has recorded a record decline. Some 17 deaths were recorded in 24 hours, bringing the number of patients who have succumbed to Covid-19 in the Kingdom since the start of the epidemic to 7,784, with a fatality rate of 1.7%.
Morocco is no longer among the high-risk countries that must present the results of a PCR test upon arrival in Spain. The recent declines in active cases are behind this decision.