King Mohammed VI Orders Moroccan Military to Support COVID-19 Response

Based on the data presented by the Minister of Health, and concerned to strengthen the capacities of the national health system to effectively cope with this pandemic, King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), gave his high instructions to the Inspector General of the FAR. The sovereign instructed that the equipped health facilities available in the different regions of the kingdom be made available to the health system, with all its components, if necessary.

Similarly, the sovereign gave instructions to the competent authorities to ensure the proper implementation of effective measures to ensure, on a regular and permanent basis, the supply of markets throughout the national territory with food and consumer products, hygiene and disinfection products, and to fight against any form of speculation and price increases.

In the same vein, the king gave his high instructions to the head of government and all the departments concerned, to take all necessary measures and to prepare for a new stage if necessary.