According to American economist and Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) research center, Hinh T. Dinh, Morocco has a golden opportunity to position itself among viable sites for manufactured goods, including medical products.
Morocco recorded 113 additional cases of infection with the new coronavirus (Covid-19) this Friday, May 8, according to figures published by the Ministry of Health. Here are the details of the infections by region.
It is once again optimism that prevails this morning with the number of cases of recovery from the new coronavirus (Covid-19). According to the figures published by the Ministry of Health, 123 people have been completely cured of the virus in Morocco .
The lifting of confinement from May 20 could tip the epidemiological situation of the kingdom into the red. Former Health Minister Houcine El Ouardi warns against any haste that could wipe out all the efforts and sacrifices made in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic since March.
Scientific research efforts continue in Morocco, in order to find reliable and definitive solutions to the current health crisis. It is in this context that the Foundation for Research, Development and Innovation in Science and Engineering has developed an intelligent medical artificial respiration device.
More than two months after the first positive case of coronavirus was recorded, Morocco has exceeded the global average of recovery cases. According to the Ministry of Health, the recovery rate is 37.3% in the kingdom while the global average is 34%.
Since Morocco decided to embark on the production of protective masks to combat the coronavirus epidemic, it has managed to produce a total of 160 million masks. And these "Made in Morocco" masks will soon land on the international market.
California restaurants have closed their doors to counter the spread of covid-19, except for that of Moroccan chef Waheed Toumadi. He decided to continue working in order to provide food to healthcare workers in public hospitals, who are working day and night to save victims of the coronavirus.
Covid-19 also affects children and can also be fatal to them. Since the start of the epidemic in Morocco, nearly 400 children have been affected by the virus, including one death.
Geneviève Mazet, 104 years old, cured of covid-19, left the clinic on Saturday, May 2, after three weeks of hospitalization. This resident of Montpellier, in the Hérault, is a survivor of the Agadir earthquake.
How are personalities from television and the cultural world getting through this lockdown period that has been in place since March 17? Arié Elmaleh, the lead actor in "Murders in Corrèze", responds.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy announced last Saturday that 34 investment projects carried by SMEs have been approved by the public-private selection committee. This was the result of a call for projects, called "Imtiaz-Technologies covid-19", launched by the Maroc PME Agency.