The emergence of new variants, particularly the British strain, in 7 regions of the kingdom, is worrying. Taieb Hamdi, director of the biotechnology laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, explains the level of severity of these variants, as well as the degree of effectiveness of the vaccines adopted by Morocco to fight against Covid-19.
A little more than two months after the launch of the vaccination campaign, Morocco has already carried out 8 million vaccinations. An exploit that leads the French magazine Le Point to write that the Kingdom "leads the dance" since the beginning of the pandemic, and that it continues to display "its know-how".
The Minister of Health had promised in November 2020 that Morocco would produce its vaccine against Covid 19. At a time when all the countries in the world are procuring vaccines from Asian and Belgian firms and Morocco is struggling to secure its stocks, we are wondering about the Minister of Health’s promise to announce the production of a 100% Moroccan vaccine.
While the number of coronavirus infections and people in intensive care is increasing, the number of deaths has dropped considerably in Morocco. This is since the expansion of the vaccination campaign to certain vulnerable social groups of the population, as revealed by an official from the Moroccan Ministry of Health.
At her age, she is one of the people targeted to benefit from the free vaccination campaign. Hadda Kessou, the oldest person in the Chellalate region near Mohammedia, and perhaps in all of Morocco, has received her second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Inter-city travel in Morocco could now be conditional on the presentation of a Covid-19 vaccination certificate. This is the proposal made by the National Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee on Vaccination and already in execution in Rabat.
After a few days of calm, Covid-19 infection cases have increased by 6.4% over the past two weeks in Morocco. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Rabat by the head of the communicable diseases division at the Directorate of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Abdelkrim Meziane Belfquih.
While Morocco was supposed to receive a first batch of the Russian Sputnik vaccine at the end of March, the status quo remains. And for good reason, no commercial agreement has yet been signed between the two countries.
As of this Tuesday, March 30 and until April 15, the prevention and precautionary measures adopted on January 13 will be maintained. This is the decision of the government to protect the population from a third wave of the new coronavirus (Covid-19).
On social networks, information indicates that the Moroccan government will ease the health restrictions for Ramadan, which will begin on April 14, 2021. Information that is not, for the time being, confirmed.
When will the real easing of restrictive measures in Morocco take place? While Moroccans were expecting to start the month of Ramadan with a certain freedom, El Othmani warns against a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, just as dangerous as the previous two.
The African Union and the Belgian pharmaceutical manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceutica have concluded a vaccine acquisition agreement against Covid-19. The manufacturer will deliver 400 million doses of vaccine to the member countries of the Union.