Morocco to Launch COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign for Students Aged 12-17
29 August 2021
Morocco will start a large-scale vaccination campaign for all students aged 12 to 17 years old. This is set to begin on August 31.
Ministry of Health
Agadir Builds Second COVID-19 Field Hospital as Cases Surge in Souss Massa Region
26 August 2021
Faced with the worrying increase in Covid-19 cases in the Souss Massa region, the health authorities have decided to erect a second field hospital in Agadir.
Morocco Cracks Down on COVID-19 Document Fraud, Tightens Penalties
25 August 2021
Faced with the trafficking in Morocco and abroad of fake health documents related to Covid-19, including PCR certificates and vaccination passes, the Moroccan authorities have (…)
Morocco Faces PCR Test Shortage as COVID-19 Cases Surge
24 August 2021
Medical analysis laboratories are running out of extraction kits and amplification reagents, materials necessary for PCR tests. A very delicate situation, especially since (…)
Morocco Reassesses COVID Strategy as Herd Immunity Goal Proves Elusive
24 August 2021
Achieving collective immunity should not be considered the only solution to lift restrictions, says Tayeb Hamdi, a physician and researcher in health policies and systems, as (…)
Morocco Receives 2 Million COVID Vaccine Doses, Targets Youth Vaccination
22 August 2021
Pfizer/BioNTech and Sinopharm delivered nearly two million doses of their Covid-19 vaccines to Morocco on Saturday. Time for the ministries concerned to ensure logistics, the (…)
Death Toll Rises to 11 in Nador Tainted Alcohol Tragedy, Two Others Blinded
22 August 2021
The number of deaths due to adulterated alcohol poisoning in Nador is now 11, while two others have lost their sight.
Ministers Clash Over COVID-19 Rapid Saliva Test Distribution in Morocco
21 August 2021
The Covid-19 rapid saliva tests are the source of the new tug of war between the Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb, and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital (…)
Morocco Considers Mandatory Vaccine Pass for Public Spaces
20 August 2021
Health authorities are considering making the vaccine pass a condition for participating in public life and accessing certain places. Moroccans are divided on the issue.
Morocco Health Expert Calls for Two-Week Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Surge
20 August 2021
Chakib Hossini Laraqui, a doctor and former temporary medical adviser to the WHO, did not hide his concern about the Covid-19 outbreak in Morocco. According to him, a strict (…)