
Morocco Set to Receive 5.2 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses from AstraZeneca and Sinopharm
Morocco will receive, in the next few days, several doses of the AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines. The vaccination campaign is in full swing.

Morocco will receive, in the next few days, several doses of the AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines. The vaccination campaign is in full swing.

Launched on January 28 by King Mohammed VI , the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign is going well. Health Minister Khaled Aït Taleb has announced that nearly 308,308 people have already been vaccinated, and citizens continue to flock to vaccination centers.

To travel outside of Morocco, people already vaccinated against Covid-19 will have to present a health passport, a document that is now mandatory.

Morocco ends the first month of the year with more than 13,700 active cases, according to the updated data from the Ministry of Health. In the last 24 hours, 466 new infections and 16 new deaths have been recorded.

More than 90,000 Moroccans have received their first dose of vaccine since the start, on Friday, January 29, of the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19. A feat according to Abdelhamid Hayane, director of the population division within the Ministry of Health.

A young Moroccan, Yassine, 17 years old, has returned to his country after successfully undergoing a second surgical operation. He is one of the beneficiaries of the "Journey to Life" program of the Terre des Hommes Foundation.

Travelers from Morocco, during the period from February 1 to 7, will have to present a negative PCR test upon arrival in Spain, which considers the kingdom as a high-risk country.

Comparing the management of the pandemic in the world, Morocco is in 68th place, ahead of France and Spain. This is the finding of the Australian think tank Lowy Institute, which conducted its study in more than 98 countries around the world.

Hammam owners are angry. While they were hoping for a favorable response to their request, asking the government to extend social measures to the sector, they are ordered to close their doors, in order, it has been explained, to fight against the spread of the virus.

Morocco will launch the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign this Thursday, January 28. The kickoff will be given by King Mohammed VI .

The circular note on the provisions of the 2021 Finance Act published by the DGI explains in detail the modalities of application of the medical coverage of self-employed workers in Morocco. These are additional rights that can allow this category of people to join the Mandatory Health Insurance (AMO) scheme.

The Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) has just tabled a bill to regulate the marriage of minors in Morocco. It thus proposes to prohibit any marriage before the age of 18, a situation provided for in exceptional cases by the Family Code.